The funny thing about anti-trust cases against technology businesses is that technology businesses may sometimes monopolize a platform – but the platforms they monopolize are always on fire.
In the 1990s, Microsoft came under attack because Windows dominated the PC.
But then the Internet made the operating system you use to access it from your PC irrelevant.
Twelve years ago, Research in Motion revolutionized gadgetry with the launch of the BlackBerry.
Now, having been leapfrogged by Apple and Android, the company remains on track to become the new Palm.
Amazon may have Palm on its shopping list.
The retail giant is said to be in "serious negotiations" to acquire what's left of Palm from current parent Hewlett-Packard, according to VentureBeat.
Citing a "well-placed source," VentureBeat says that HP is eager to get rid of Palm, and among the current suitors, Amazon is the closest to cutting a deal. The tech news site also notes a connection between the companies as former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein, who currently has a role at HP working with WebOS, joined Amazon's board of directors last year.
