Palm purchased by...

[Drake]

HP of all companies.

HP buys Palm -- Engadget

Now this could go well, borderline very well or it could end in complete disaster. I have a feeling that HP bought Palm for its portfolio and nothing more. WebOS will probably die a swift and violent death. Its a pretty sad day when one of the original tech giants dies

 

[TurboMirage]

bye palm

 

[Drake]

Well after listening to the investment call streamed by HP it sounds like HP is taking the buy seriously.

HP: 'We're doubling down on webOS,' Palm: 'That was the whole point' -- Engadget

The idea is to turn Palm into a business unit and use WebOS in a variety of devices. It was stated that they are going to greatly increase Palm's R&D budget along with marketing and leveraging existing partnerships.

 

[phunky.buddha]

Interesting. Maybe there will be worthwhile products under the Palm name again. I still have my Vx and my m515... sold the III to a friend while still in college. They all served me VERY well.

 

[Drake]

I love my Pre. Now I have not had any other smart phone to compare it to but true multi-tasking on a pocket able device is pure awesome. So hopefully with HP's bankroll they can light a fire in the development area. From what I hear the Ares SDK is pretty solid but it took them a year and a half to get it rolling. And the expectation these days is that your SDK is out 6 or 9 months before you launch the hardware.