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That's not clear at all. The Palm acquisition was Hurd's doing. This column is knocking Apotheker for killing it, but a pretty good case can be made that keep
by ScottBurson 15y ago
That's not clear at all. The Palm acquisition was Hurd's doing. This column is knocking Apotheker for killing it, but a pretty good case can be made that keeping it going would just be throwing good money after bad.
- AppSec 15y agoAnd a counter argument could be that given time, HP could have done something productive with WebOS -- the TouchPad, Pre, etc. WebOS was/is thought by many to be the best mobile OS without a company big enough to push it. HP could have been that company. Especially with the PC business providing some buffer for profit loss while issues with the other hardware were worked out.