HP laying off some Palm staff as integration begins

It's not totally unexpected, but apparently HP is laying off some Palm staffers now that the buyout is official. We don't know exactly how many people are being let go, or in what departments -- it certainly makes sense for HP to trim away some administrative and support positions as it integrates Palm into its larger organization -- but there's no question that Palm's lost some key people ever since this turmoil began, and we're definitely curious to see who's left standing after these cuts. For what it's worth, Palm told All Things Digital that "part of the integration strategy is consolidation of functions and operations, as appropriate," and that "Palm employees overall are enthusiastic about having the financial stability and global scale necessary to complete their vision," so we've got hope -- after all, HP needs Palm just as much as Palm needs HP.

[Wesscoast Posted Jul 2nd 2010 7:47PM]

Monster.com

[skyman375 Posted Jul 2nd 2010 8:00PM]

Well, some of the reports are that it's typical corporate "efficiency" stuff - HR, marketing, and honestly, after the marketing disaster that surrounded the Pre, aren't we ok with some of this?

[benger Posted Jul 2nd 2010 8:54PM]

i just hope that webOS survives, it is one of, if not the, best Phone OSs out there

[didimac Posted Jul 2nd 2010 11:23PM]

LMAO..! It's like they're like..."we got this...you guys get the F out".

[DOUGSKEEZ Posted Jul 3rd 2010 3:07AM]

Give me a slate with webOS and real GPS

[Drehood Posted Jul 3rd 2010 10:44AM]

This is just part of the integration process. Any time an acquisition occurs there's bound to be some cuts made to personnel, many times on the side of the house that got acquired. If there's overlapping of jobs between the two companies that are merging, cuts are made to eliminate that overlap, it's just the way it is.

The same thing happened when HP acquired Compaq and EDS, among others, and those deals have turned out pretty well for HP. No need for people to be worried about this at all.

[Fr3sh2De4th Posted Jul 3rd 2010 12:52PM]

Uhh what is this marketing problem that everyone is talking about?....did I miss something?

[Killing Time Posted Jul 3rd 2010 1:20PM]

if hp didnt buy them, 100% of palm would be looking for new jobs.