HP Wanted $1.2B For WebOS and Palm 139
PolygamousRanchKid passes along this quote:
"As baffling as it may seem, HP was trying to rid itself of Palm without taking a loss on its purchase, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told [VentureBeat]. The company seemingly ignored that Palm's value had fallen significantly since HP purchased the smartphone pioneer in April 2010, thanks to the spectacular failure of the HP Touchpad tablet. And the fact that HP didn't make any progress with its new webOS phones, the Pre 3 and Veer, didn't help either. ... The $1.2 billion asking price shines some light on a story we heard from another source: At one point, HP's team tried to pitch the sale to Facebook but was practically laughed out of the room. And yes, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was present at the meeting, although he apparently didn't say much (I'm sure whatever he was thinking at the time would have been gold)."
Think... (Score:5, Funny)
In a few years, Facebook might buy HP for $1.2 billion.
Re:Pre3 (Score:0, Funny)
Re:It's simple. (Score:4, Funny)
What?!! Are you saying they weren't serious when they offered it to Facebook? That's ridiculous. They have perfect synergy: Palm makes phones and Facebook has a mobile app and uses mobile phones. See? They fit together perfectly.
Re:Pre3 (Score:2, Funny)
Me, I'd love to get my hands on Kim Kardashian's shaved pussy. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose...
I take it that you'd pay $500?
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Re:You mean googlebook... (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Probably (Score:4, Funny)
Now you've gone and pissed off the HP calculator people. Kiss you karma goodby. I hope they can't track you down IRL.
Re:It's simple. (Score:5, Funny)
Facepalm...
Re:Probably (Score:4, Funny)
Now you've gone and pissed off the HP calculator people. Kiss you karma goodby. I hope they can't track you down IRL.
Yeah, they're gonna chase him around with their wheelchairs.