Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Which of the following companies bought Palm in June 2010 - a pioneer of PDA devices but struggling in the era of smartphones?

  1. ZTE

  2. Dell

  3. HP

  4. Huawei
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Explanation

HP acquired Palm in July 2010 for approximately $1.2 billion, aiming to use Palm's webOS operating system in tablets and smartphones. Palm was a pioneer in PDAs with their Palm Pilot devices but struggled to compete against iOS and Android. HP eventually discontinued webOS devices in 2011. ZTE, Dell, and Huawei were not the acquirers.

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