Palm retail stores to close by month's end

by Joshua Topolsky posted Jan 23rd 2008 at 11:02PM

Oh Palm, things just seem to be going from bad to worse. After your recent (and repeated) Palm OS II delays and employee layoffs, you really should be due for some good news -- but that's not the case today. According to a member of the TreoCentral forums who cites "sources," Palm will be folding all but its airport-based retail locations by the end of January. Apparently, other forum members have checked in with their local stores and gotten word from reps there that the doors are indeed shutting, so it seems like this is a go. Palm, we're not going to say you're in your darkest hour just yet, but we're pretty sure you can see it from where you're standing. C'mon guys -- get it together!

[Thanks, Anonymous]

Filed under: Handsets, Palm, Palm OS

Tags: closing, closings, palm, palm store, PalmStore, retail

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Phil @ Jan 24th 2008 12:09AM

Oohhhhhhhhhhh, who will make Bender waffles the way he likes them?

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Chris Przybycien @ Jan 24th 2008 8:37AM

Part of Palm "getting it together" means closing their retail stores. They're trimming the fat and refocusing on their core competencies. They still have a good market share and can absolutely make a big comeback.

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Michelle @ Jan 24th 2008 9:07AM

Palm is really a great platform I really hate blackberry and Windows Mobile and I'm sure I'm not alone so I hope they get it together soon!!

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MadMike @ Jan 24th 2008 10:07AM

I think it's time for another deathwatch. They should just join the OHA to get a Linux based OS and start pumping out real handsets soon.

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T-Will @ Jan 24th 2008 3:10PM

Palm had retail stores??? When did this happen?

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Michael @ Jan 25th 2008 11:24AM

There were only 7 across the US. Atlanta, New York, Century City, Los Angeles (The Grove), and 3 in the Northern California area.

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Randy @ Jan 24th 2008 4:49PM

I'm as shocked as T-Will that Palm actually had retail stores. I've never seen them either. I'm willing to bet that Palm will not live to release the Palm Linux based OS. They'll either get bought out or the company will will be left to rot before that happens.

R.I.P. Palm.

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NuShrike @ Jan 24th 2008 10:48PM

If you're in LA area, I saw one at The Grove out of the corner of my eye.

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BB Geek @ Jan 24th 2008 9:46PM

I wonder if that bodes well for the new BlackBerry stores: http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-scoops/the-inside-scoop-on-the-new-blackberry-store-88139/

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Michael @ Jan 25th 2008 11:26AM

Oh man. I totally saw this coming two months ago. They tried to blame us for the low sales, but really it was because the company is failing.

They fired me for my comments here on Engadget, and then two weeks later shut my store down. Serves them right.

(Biter much? Why yes I am!)