This case series examines three important turning points in the history of Palma, which relate to decisions on its platform, when the company was debating whether to open its operating system (OS) for the licensing of third-party hardware, 2001, when the company decides whether to split into two separate companies, and in 2005, when the company was migrating from its own operating system to Linux. (In the last part, set in 2008, is the epilogue). Looking for a solution to Palm, on its platform over time, students are encouraged to consider how decisions Palm, affect innovation, competitiveness, value creation and value capture. "Hide
by Ramon Casadesus - Masanell, Kevin Boudreau, Jordan Mitchell Source: Harvard Business School 5 pages. Publication Date: May 20, 2008. Prod. #: 708516-PDF-ENG
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