An analyst says Dell should buy Palm. It would get a cool phone to sell, but the two companies have very different approaches to technology. There's a better fit. There’s even a certain logic to this. Dell has no handset business, while Palm has surprised the market with the elegance of its Pre smartphone and WebOS operating system. Palm is controlled by Elevation Partners, and venture backing always implies a company willing to sell at the right price.

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Jon Rubinstein, the engineer credited with building both the iPod and the Palm Pre, leads the company.