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Palm-HP: Microsoft bites bigtime | |
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| Time: 08:52 EST/13:52 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Andi Stabryla | ||
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Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday pulls out $1.2 billion and goes all in with a bet for Palm. Most analysts say the buyout is for Palm’s WebOS operating system. While PC-market fingers will point to Apple and its iPhone OS as the potential losers, the real dunce cap must be placed on Microsoft. And the winner? Apple. | ||
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| #1 By 17855 (205.167.180.130) at 4/29/2010 10:10:14 AM |
| This may come to a surprise to the world of Bloggers, but HP is big enough to have WebOS and Microsoft devices. Also the article mentions the Kin, but most people are calling the Kin a non-smart phone due to no ability to load applications. In addition Palm has a large IP portfolio. Take this with HP's existing IP assetts and do you think Apple, or anyone else, could really sue them without getting slaughtered in a counter suit. Go HP! |
| #2 By 8556 (173.27.246.50) at 4/29/2010 2:34:22 PM |
| The blog is simply an opinion, a poorly thought out one, in my opinion. HP has the smarts and the money to move a lot more product than Palm presently could. |
| #3 By 20505 (216.102.144.11) at 4/29/2010 2:46:24 PM |
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I personally would be surprised to see an HP/Web OS device and even more shocked if HP spent a dime to upgrade and advance the platform. I agree with #1. This a play by HP to grab Palm's IP portfolio.
One wonders if there is anything in the portfolio that lets HP sink its teeth into Google. MS is going that way with handset makers that use Android. Interestingly, I agree with the gents conclusion, that another large competitor has fallen and can be seen as a boost for Apple. |
| #4 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at 4/29/2010 5:43:52 PM |
| I am not so sure that this operation will benefit Apple; I wonder if HP is planning to use the WebOS on a Slate Tablet..... |
| #5 By 21915 (24.193.252.18) at 4/29/2010 10:25:05 PM |
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Given that the HP/Compaq merger was considered a mistake by some of HP's own execs, I don't have high hopes for Palm.
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| #6 By 150 (213.81.83.50) at 4/30/2010 1:09:10 AM |
| #4 Likely now they have cancelled the HP Slate. |
| #7 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at 4/30/2010 6:39:33 AM |
| Much more disappointing is the news that MS cancelled the Courier........ |
| #8 By 17855 (205.167.180.130) at 4/30/2010 7:54:44 AM |
| #6 Kind of surprised. Guess it just proves HP is gunning for the I-PAD audience. One of the reasons HP cited was the power usage of the Atom CPU. If Intel is really wanting MID's to use x86 they need to work on that. Looks like the ARM processor is really taking off and by design is what WP7 runs on. |
| #9 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at 4/30/2010 8:28:54 AM |
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I do not care of all these latest trends; I have used Tablets PCs, always and only convertible ones, since they came out and I do not consider the iPad or the HP a "true" Tablet.
IMO a Tablet runs a full OS like W7 not a ported phone OS; it must have a powerful CPU because it replaces a regular laptop and therefore I can deal with a three/four hours of battery life and be outdoor usable. This does not mean that these "Slate" devices are useless, it means that are geared for different uses like control a house appliances, entertainment devices etc. including storing books although, maybe because I am older, I would always prefer reading a real, paper book than an e-reader. Just my opinion of course.... This post was edited by Fritzly on Friday, April 30, 2010 at 08:29. |
| #10 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 4/30/2010 8:37:48 AM |
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"...Microsoft bites bigtime"
A truer headline has yet to be written. Re: canceled tablet. I think MS finally smartened up. Instead of doing their usual thing where they *innovate* a "me-too!" product that will suck and then count on their microbot army to fawn over it (Hello Kin dumbphone!) complete with a lame^2 marketing campaign, they've decided to go straight from announcement to obituary without much fuss in the middle. |
| #11 By 150 (213.81.83.50) at 4/30/2010 10:02:58 AM |
| #8 not a surprise to me personally. If you use Windows 7 touch you realise how poor it is compared to every OS written and designed only for touch. It isn't very good. I'm not talking about Windows 7 though, OS is great there for PC's, but for touch devices it just plain sucks. |
| #12 By 23275 (172.16.10.179) at 4/30/2010 5:02:09 PM |
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Clearly, Microsoft misread the markets and this is easy to understand given their focus.
From a tactical perspective, this can be forgiven. What really makes matters worse, is that in the context of strategic generalship, they missed the democratization of information as driven by consumerization (if you will) of IT/MIS in general - business people are very often the biggest users and fans of consumer focused technology. So in almost every strategic sense, Microsoft blew it. I see two reasons as having caused this: 1) the reluctance on the part of the company to act aggressively in light of the legal troubles they faced and the downward pressure on their ability to assert themselves and... 2) Their weak position opposite security, which forced them to develop Vista as they did - as a radical departure from XP and W2K3 server. These beatings aside, I think the company has emerged from that and will again take up an assertive, but appropriate/legal posture strategically and develop products that are truly innovative. Having failed horribly many times, I always came out of such events knowing that I'd learn from them and do better the next time - so long as one does not quit, and what I most admire about Microsoft and its engineers, is that quit is not something they ever do. They'll shelve what they know will fail and come at it again with a different persective and anyone who has seen the dev tools emerging for Windows Phone 7 would agree. All of these things have produced a better Microsoft and that better company has elevated the entire industry. Remember also, Mr. Ballmer, in addition to failures, is also the guy that was in command for Windows 7, E2K10, MOS 10, VS 2010, SL 4, WP7, SQL2K8 and so much more. |
| #13 By 9589 (71.54.56.105) at 5/2/2010 12:33:25 AM |
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Yeah, I guess HP just had to have a go at it again after there failure with their iPaq product line and then further failure to follow through as smartphones began doing what it could do and work as a cell phone too. But, hey, it ought to be something to snicker at from time to time . . .
Popcorn anyone . . . |
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