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HP acquires Palm, declares commitment to webOS

29 April, 2010 | Read the news | Post your comment
HP acquires Palm, declares commitment to webOS - read the full textSurprise, 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 billion US dollars. There have been speculations on Palm's future for a long time...

 

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i think this will be more blackberry concurrent
for business than nokia but HP have chance for
developing server client integrations of pda's
because of involvements in computer business where
blackberry and others are weak

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  • 2010-10-02 19:19
  • 0UTb

I think this is great, for both Palm and HP. But I will tell you this, it isn't going to kill the iPhone or Nokia off, what it will do is provide for more choice. WebOS is a great mobile and most likely Slate OS.

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  • 2010-05-02 19:45
  • 4wSV

This could mean the return of the great iPAQ... =D

I loved those back in its haydays. This could bring them back to life with webOS!

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  • 2010-05-02 05:22
  • K1C{

Palm is RIPped!!

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  • 2010-05-01 08:45
  • 4Axv

There is no problems with chinese companies, just HP is way better when it comes to management and have an excellent after sales support.

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  • 2010-05-01 08:43
  • P$uD

HP + Palm =

a new lease of life in the mobile world for both companies and the perfect opportunity to start afresh.

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  • 2010-04-30 17:21
  • vGCG

Really A good Move ... My first IPaq 65+ was best and only love after that is Pre...WOW...Palm keep up the Gr8 Work and kick out incompetent Nokia n BB

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  • 2010-04-30 09:42
  • TL5H

Definitely has to do with HP cancelling the Slate (or rather, replacing Win7 on the Slate for webOS)

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  • 2010-04-30 09:12
  • tVkV

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-04-30 07:25 from QMrk - click to read....and whats wrong with the chinese company...? /sigh

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  • 2010-04-30 08:43
  • P%CM

I think this is great. hp has been doing great with laptops and this is a good move on their part. its good for palm too because hp has tons of cash for r&d and marketing, and at least it wasnt some chinese company that bought them out.

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  • 2010-04-30 07:25
  • QMrk

> In reply to E52 @ 2010-04-29 19:01 from 0xbU - click to readWow, it's the first time i see a french sentence in gsmarena. You speak french?

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  • 2010-04-30 03:35
  • PCMD

I think the author of this article needs to have someone else check his grammar before committing to production--"Palm HAVE been sold"???

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  • 2010-04-29 23:32
  • Ma@f

OK all, THIS IS Palm's last chance to prove its worthy OS! But if given more than one good option it becomes very hard to choose the best.

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  • 2010-04-29 21:38
  • jWLb

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-04-29 12:23 from mJrt - click to readHm...You are right looks like I underestimated the value a little. Well anyway like I said here is hoping the utilize there new partnership properly.

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  • 2010-04-29 21:19
  • qp45

Loved the Palm WebOS, hated the palm-pre hardware!

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  • 2010-04-29 20:12
  • 9xEf

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-04-29 11:17 from uSNQ - click to readAgree. Eldar from mobile review, reviewed the N8 with the Symbian S3, and he said it was a big fat do not like. I have the E52 and it's as boring as any samsung or lg or Sony degenerycson. I really can't wait for the new iphone to arrive. Bon voyage Nokia. You just flushed your last chance down the toilette.

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  • 2010-04-29 19:01
  • 0xbU

Palm was once a great pioneer for mobile OS but lack of change and progressive development. They thought one OS could last forever but ended up being left behind.

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  • 2010-04-29 18:27
  • 4d{K

reminds me of benQ siemens...

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  • 2010-04-29 18:17
  • PAqQ

It is now clear that HP had an eye for palm since. but you cant blame them every one has a mobile os this days.

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  • 2010-04-29 16:46
  • ftVi

This is probably the best thing that has happened in this year so far.
HP & PALM are both a world leading companies in their own areas and this marriage should be welcomed with a Smile as HP has global presence and Palm already has very good Engineering and Mobile Platform webOS. Now its upto the big guys from HP-PALM to give a big push to webOS and bring the best into mobile market which seems to be possible. Good Luck

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  • 2010-04-29 16:41
  • ID35
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