I don't think that HP has a clear purpose for making this purchase. They held a conference call on the acquisition, which is available on their webpage, along w

I don't think that HP has a clear purpose for making this purchase. They held a conference call on the acquisition, which is available on their webpage, along with a transcript: http://www.hp.com/investor/webcast http://www.hp.com/investor/webcast The first questioner wanted to know why HP didn't just build Android devices. HP didn't have a compelling response. They just mumbled something about "early stage market" and making webOS "more compelling". Oddly, HP then mentioned that they are still a strategic partner with Microsoft.