Palm Pre (2009): Flop

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Palm debuted its Pre smart phone in January 2009, but it failed to gain any serious traction. Despite praise for the Pre's WebOS operating system, Google's Android phones quickly overshadowed Palm as the iPhone alternative of choice.

HP bought Palm for $1.2 billion in 2010.

First published January 8, 2015: 7:08 AM ET

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