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==Commoditization== [[Image:Wireless PC Card.jpg|thumb|200px|U.S. Robotics 22Mbit/s Wireless PC Card (2002)]] USR acquired [[Palm, Inc.]] in 1995 and subsequently merged with [[3Com Corporation]] in June 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Investors-bless-3Com-USR-merger/2100-1001_3-200418.html|title=Investors bless 3Com-USR merger|access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref> It was then recreated as a spin-off of 3Com in June 2000, assuming 3Com's entire client modem business except for the Palm-related portion, which itself had been spun off with Palm three months earlier. Other portions of the original USR remained part of 3Com as the [[CommWorks Corporation]]. USR then quickly built up its device portfolio, including not only traditional dial-up modems, but also wired- and wireless-networking components. USR was acquired by [[private equity]] firm [[Platinum Equity]] for an undisclosed amount of cash in 2005, believed to be between US$30 million and US$50 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/45484.html?welcome=1218602835|title=Buyout Firm Scoops Up Modem Maker U.S. Robotics|date=15 August 2005 |access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref> By 2010 the company was focused only on the traditional modem business. In 2013, USR was acquired by [[UNICOM Global]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.usr.com/press/pr-press-release.asp?prid=693|title=UNICOM Systems acquires U.S. Robotics from Platinum Equity|website=support.usr.com|access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref>
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