Last week’s trivia answer

I was born in 1992 and bought by U.S. Robotics in 1995. A year later I introduced some groundbreaking computers that fit in pockets, or in the “me” of my hand. In 1997 I became a subsidiary of 3Com Corp., but in 1999 3Com decided to spin me off. My groundbreaking product shared its name with the guy in the cockpit. Today my darlings are Pixi, Treo, Centro and Pre — and they’re facing some tough competition these days. I raked in $736 million in fiscal 2009, when I shipped 2.4 million smartphones. Who am I? 

( Answer: Palm )

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