Palm Should Go It Alone

Now that everybody's rightfully soured on the idea of Dell buying Palm, the worm has now turned to Microsoft.  The facts of Palm's current state help make the case: the Pre is by most accounts a success so far and Palm is by most accounts not exactly flush with cash. Add in that a lot of other companies with a lot of cash (to wit: Microsoft) are having trouble in the mobile space and you have a natural recipe for takeover speculation.

It's all speculation that I think is dead wrong.  I'll explain why, after the break.

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