So it looks like Palm IS for sale, after all. Rumors started swirling last week that Palm had been looking for a buyer, but CEO Jon Rubinstein denied it, full stop. Now Bloomberg news is reporting that Palm has, indeed, asked Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners to find an eligible buyer.

Interestingly, HTC has been sniffing around and kicking the tires… wouldn’t that be something? HTC already makes solid devices, but with their own OS they could be deadly! Other potential suitors are China’s Lenovo and Nokia, but nobody’s confirming anything, of course.

UPDATE: Some folks have suggested that Apple might be interested in scooping up Palm, just to keep HTC away from Palm’s patents…

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