HP acquires Palm, declares commitment to webOS

29 April, 2010
Surprise, surprise! Palm have been sold. It's not like we didn't see it coming but it just happened so quickly. Quite unexpectedly the highest bidder turned out to be HP. The quoted acquisition price stands at 1.2...

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  • t7I
  • 29 Apr 2010

Interesting comments, this is the first time I've read serious comments without the 'first, second, etc....'

I do hope they make good phones so that we'll have more and more options.

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    • x2 newbie
    • wv}
    • 29 Apr 2010

    with HP good design and palms phone back ground its going to be a awesome phone and maybe in windows 7.. i see the future for iphone... igone

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      • Anonymous
      • t7K
      • 29 Apr 2010

      It could have been better if HTC been able to acquired it.

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        • Anonymous
        • S3L
        • 29 Apr 2010

        they should have just gone on dragons den lol

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          • Anonymous
          • mJr
          • 29 Apr 2010

          Anonymous, 29 Apr 2010This is actually amazing hopefully it isnt a piece of crap ... moreYou do realise that Palm's patent portfolio has been valued at 900 million on its own. So HP have got quite a good deal here

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            • Anonymous
            • mJr
            • 29 Apr 2010

            This is a very good deal for all involved, Palm get the money to develop WebOS they desperatly need, and HP get the best Mobile OS (absolutly hands down) to throw into tablets, and also a way back into the very valuable smartphone market which.

            Just think how awesome a WebOS tablet would be.

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              • MqA
              • 29 Apr 2010

              Although I wish Palm and their WebOS the best, I can't help but feel that Palm in the hands of another company with a more impressive portfolio in smartphones would have been better. Let's see what HP will do with this.

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                • 2shae
                • Mfx
                • 29 Apr 2010

                Anonymous, 29 Apr 2010This is actually amazing hopefully it isnt a piece of crap ... moreI totally agree with you....hope they are able to fully utalise the cash flowing their way........

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                  • Anonymous
                  • qp4
                  • 29 Apr 2010

                  This is actually amazing hopefully it isnt a piece of crap like there officejet printers.

                  1.2 Billion is too much money though for Palm, to me that is overpriced less then a billion is what I would have believed they were worth. Enough of the ranting though Palm will finally get the funding they need to do the things that they want to create. I hope they make the best use of there new partnership!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Mx@
                    • 29 Apr 2010

                    all your palm are belong to us!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • uSN
                      • 29 Apr 2010

                      E52, 29 Apr 2010haha, in your face nokia. in your face. This was your last ... moreWith all these new OSs coming with their slick looking flashy UIs and wide variety of applications available, Nokia will surely die! That pathetic Symbian fails to impress and that MeeGo is too late.

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                        • E52
                        • 0xY
                        • 29 Apr 2010

                        haha, in your face nokia. in your face. This was your last chance to acquire a company that has a far better UI and touchscreen as well.

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                          • Tomasson
                          • NIg
                          • 29 Apr 2010

                          Fools! How to waste 1 billion $.

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                            • 2shae
                            • Mfx
                            • 29 Apr 2010

                            WOW
                            this might actually be a good thing...wish them both the best and hope the WebOS gets some facelifts....

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                              • Robis
                              • pdt
                              • 29 Apr 2010

                              wow..

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                                • Anonymous
                                • uSN
                                • 29 Apr 2010

                                no htc? =((

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Srh
                                  • 29 Apr 2010

                                  I hope palm is going to do better now