http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/ Engadget Comments for HP CEO: "We didn't buy Palm to be in the smartphone business" http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
But I didn't expect HP to be able to make a good Palm phone anyways. Their laptops have one of the highest failure rates.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
What's a smartphone again?]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Sigh... me too.. .me too (hello evo, you'll do I guess)]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
We should have never given HP money. ]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
why am i not surprised by this decision by hp]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/oh come on guys, it makes a lot of sense!
see we already have great phones at hp;
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/prodserv/handheld.html
-Mark
Sent from my ipaq]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/This is a sad day in cellphone history.
]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/

WebOS has been on mobile devices for over a year. You had your chance.

If you haven't bought one by now, you're gonna buy Android now.

]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
This is the response you get if you 'email' HP CEO:

Dear Valued Customer,

Your message is important to me. Although I cannot personally respond to your message due to the volume of messages I receive, I often pass along suggestions and observations to my colleagues throughout Hewlett-Packard. If action is required, I'll have someone follow up.

If you need help, other information, or wish to send an e-mail about particular HP products and services, please visit our Contact HP page.

Sincerely,

Hewlett-Packard Company]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
Actually, it makes a lot more sense than buying Palm, trying to resuscitate its dwindling smartphone market share.

I always thought that Palm's most valuable assets were their IP, and definitely not their devices, and I thought that Google would buy Palm just for their IP and toss the rest to someone that actually wanted to build smart phones.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
wait, wait, wait... "favour"? Vader is a limey?! I never knew!]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
This should be a CE-OH no he F*cking Didn't!

What a utter waste of webOS. I hope he reconsiders.
Why the f*ck does he think it doesn't resonate well? Idiot.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/HP is a liar!!!]]>Jun 2nd 2010 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/RIP Palm. ]]>Jun 2nd 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
Don't worry about it, this is HP looking for a path out of the desert. They'll make him retract this idiotic statement when they realize that he just described a smartphone.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
While I'm all for WebOS on different devices, if you don't intend to use it the way it was envisioned to be used in the first place, that brought it from an idea to a finished product that people can use.... then you blew $1 Billion dollars.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
YOU PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK

WHY

WHY WOULD YOU LIKE THIS]]>Jun 2nd 2010 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
Why does it look like a microphone is coming out his cheeks or is he straining that hard lol]]>Jun 2nd 2010 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/I also believe that HP will change their mind and start making phones with WebOS once 4G hits.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/If they do intend to make a WebOS phone, this was probably the worst thing he could jumble... you now have legions of early Pre/WebOS adopters on Sprint that are going to jump ship to the Evo. Either way, its not a good thing for HP or consumers. I hope they clear up what he has said, it'll be sad to see WebOS only live on a tablets/slates (and god-forbid printers).]]>Jun 2nd 2010 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
A carefully worded two page email to bod@hp.com brought a call from a rep offering to replace my laptop two days later.

Victorious!]]>Jun 2nd 2010 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/email/hurd/index.html]]>Jun 2nd 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/It's possibly one of the most terrible decisions I think I've heard in a long time. Not using what most people know as the most fluent, user friendly and well respected smart phone UI's to sell smart phones is like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

They don't need to spend billions of dollars entering the smart-phone market, they JUST spent 1.2 Billion on a company that is already IN the smart phone market in a big way!! What is the downside of allowing Palm to work autonomously as the smart phone division while HP leverages WebOS on other products and then makes them interactive. Can you imagine how well they would do if they could take every office that had HP Printers and sold enterprise smartphone solutions with WebOS that could manipulate documents and print them directly from the phone. The two would become inherent like selling cereal and milk. One would very naturally leverage off the other and cause sales to happen. It's a no brainer.... unless of course you're brainless..... then they make you CEO...]]>Jun 2nd 2010 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Printers, copiers, photo printers, faxes, printer faxes, tablets, printer copiers, the ability to control all-in-one printers from your palm pre, laser printers, portable photo printer copier faxes for tablets, etc.
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Problem solved. As you were. This will be updated tomorrow.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
WTF HP? Now I wish Lenovo had bought Palm. LePhone, U1, and Skylight all running WebOS would have been sweet.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Jun 2nd 2010 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
.... and then engadget bought palm.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
You'll still get one, it's called a tablet... or a set-top box, or an appliance.

HP knows smartphones are yesterday's swiss army knife--and that the average consumer doesn't need a swiss army knife. Apple knows it and it proceeding to phase out Mac, and iPhones for iPads and whatever's new.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
Your soul is MINE.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
A Limey, not necessarily -- he could also be Canadian!]]>Jun 2nd 2010 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/
Yeah ok... It's getting old now, because you can't do a damn thing. You have no power to influence anything beyond the realm of your life. Say what you will about force choking me or whatever star wars thing you want to use. In the end, I'll be ok. Time to find a new theme buddy. ]]>Jun 2nd 2010 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-ceo-we-didnt-buy-palm-to-be-in-the-smartphone-business/Umm I think it will be somewhat difficult to promote WebOS HP low-powered devices, especially with Ubuntu, MeeGo and Android competing in the same space but offering an Open ecosystem.

Lets see:
several HP WebOS devices vs several hundred MeeGo devices from ASUS, Acer, and chinese brands.
HP will get many developers vs MeeGo many more.

Rule of thumb: More developers = more & better apps = richer experience]]>Jun 2nd 2010 11:47PM