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Well, looks like HP just added Palm to its Have list.
Sad to see Palm's time as an independent company come to an end, but all in all probably the best chance for webOS to fulfill on its promise as a mobile platform. Very curious to see what HP ends up doing with it, esp. since buying Palm certainly addresses the gaping hole in their mobile strategy.
This is totally out of the blue!I was expecting Lenovo or even for that matter Sony but never HP!Interesting post on BI as to why this buyout will fail(I don't agree!)
www.businessinsider.com/why-hp-is-buying-palm-to-k...
www.businessinsider.com/why-hp-is-buying-palm-to-k...
Oh, man. Yeah, it's definitely sad.
Too little, too late from the fine folks at Palm.
It'll be interesting to see what happens with WebOS though. I'd love to see it on some snappy hardware. And if HP plays their cards, right, this could be totally huge for them.
Gruber has made some interesting arguments that PC manufacturer's who want to really differentiate themselves need to create their own OS. (See: daringfireball.net/2009/11/the_os_opportunity )
Problem solved!
Too little, too late from the fine folks at Palm.
It'll be interesting to see what happens with WebOS though. I'd love to see it on some snappy hardware. And if HP plays their cards, right, this could be totally huge for them.
Gruber has made some interesting arguments that PC manufacturer's who want to really differentiate themselves need to create their own OS. (See: daringfireball.net/2009/11/the_os_opportunity )
Problem solved!
HP has to be my least favorite PC hardware vendor. I rarely have a good time working with/on their machines. Was really hoping for HTC to move in on this one right away. Glad to see WebOS is still alive though.
HP should just let Palm do their thing. If they give them ample cash they have the potential to make one of the best phones ever. webOS is a great OS, one of the most forward thinking ones unlike iPhone OS. Palm just needs to make solid hardware and release a solid webOS 2.0 update.
It will be interesting to see if HP's move is to mass produce the Pre Plus and get it a proper global launch to really start moving units or if they iterate the hardware again before making a big push.
Palm needed someone with deep pockets and HP needed to obtain a coherent mobile strategy. Unfortunately, Palm's biggest problem is crappy hardware and I don't think HP has proven they can produce quality mobile hardware.
Is anyone else surprised that Palm went for $1.2 billion? That seems like an overpay to me and probably explains why HTC walked away.
Is anyone else surprised that Palm went for $1.2 billion? That seems like an overpay to me and probably explains why HTC walked away.
From what I understand, his background was developer, right? But he was just recently made CEO of Palm, not? I wouldn't put all the mishapps in his basket... Palm had an incredible record of bad marketing and business decisions for the past few years...
Palm has a nice asset in WebOS, but all their current unsold handsets are mostly liabilities. It is hard to assess the value of their patent portfolio so that is certainly a variable.
Considering how many companies "kicked the tires" it seems pretty clear that $1.2 billion is not a bargain.
Considering how many companies "kicked the tires" it seems pretty clear that $1.2 billion is not a bargain.
