HP eyes webOS sale for 'hundreds of millions of dollars'

Release Date 8 Nov, 2011 in TechRadar UK

Exclusive: HP weighing sale of webOS unit Fox Business - 8 Nov, 2011 Hewlett-Packard Co is looking to sell Palm's webOS mobile software platform, a deal that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but less than the $1.2 billion that HP paid last year, four sources close to the ...
Oracle interested in HP's WebOS: Why it's not so nuts ZDNet (blog) - 8 Nov, 2011 Oracle reportedly is interested in buying HP's WebOS and the move may not be as crazy as it sounds. Reuters is reporting that HP is pondering a sale of WebOS that would get “hundreds of millions of ...
HP mulling deal to unload WebOS, report says ZDNet Asia - 8 Nov, 2011 Potential deal for mobile platform could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but still well below the US$1.2 billion Hewlett-Packard paid for Palm, says report. ...
Report: HP Puts WebOS On the Auction Block PC Magazine - 8 Nov, 2011 Hewlett-Packard is in the market to sell its WebOS operating system for "hundreds of millions of dollars," according to a report. Reuters reported late Monday that it had four sources confirming the report, but didn't say if they were ...
	HP weighing up sale of webOS Sydney Morning Herald - 8 Nov, 2011 Having decided against spinning off the PC division, HP may now sell off the webOS software unit. Photo: Bloomberg Company kept PCs, but may cut webOS loose. Hewlett-Packard is evaluating a potential sale of its webOS software platform in a deal that ...
	HP mulling deal to unload WebOS, report says CNET (blog) - 8 Nov, 2011 Hewlett-Packard is considering a plan to unload its WebOS business in a deal that could net the company hundreds of millions of dollars, unidentified sources have told Reuters. ...
HP weighing sale of webOS unit - sources Reuters India - 8 Nov, 2011 A man walks past the Hewlett Packard logo at its French headquarters in Issy le Moulineaux, western Paris, in this September 16, 2005 file photograph. By Nadia Damouni and Poornima Gupta NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is looking ...
Exclusive: HP weighing sale of webOS unit Reuters Canada - 8 Nov, 2011 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is evaluating a potential sale of its webOS software platform in a deal that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but likely less than the $1.2 billion the company paid for Palm Inc in 2010, ...
HP Touchpad on sale again, this time for developers Computerworld - 8 Nov, 2011 IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard has put its TouchPad tablet on sale again, this time to WebOS developers with qualifying coupons for purchase of the discounted tablet. "If you have already submitted a request for a coupon, ...
Buy an HP Laptop at Wal-Mart, Get a TouchPad for $149 PCWorld - 8 Nov, 2011 The comeback continues, with Wal-Mart joining Best Buy in offering the hot tablet with purchase of a qualifying laptop. If you're a developer, HP will let you pick up two of those 32GB TouchPads for $150 ...
	HP TouchPad app developers: Run to other platforms ZDNet (blog) - 8 Nov, 2011 Summary: HP is offering TouchPads to developers for $150. The question is why should anyone develop apps for a dead platform? A likely result of canceling a new product and admitting you are trying to ...
HP offers developers two Touchpads for £130 each Inquirer - 8 Nov, 2011 MAKER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP is offering developers the chance to get their hands on a cut-price Touchpad. HP's abandoned Touchpad tablet became something of a hit when HP announced it would clear its excess stock by offering the ...
	HP entices developers with $150 TouchPads; there is hope yet for webOS? ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 6, 2011‎ Summary: HP woos new webOS developers by promising a pair of $150 TouchPads for those who sign up by November 18. Missed out on the TouchPad firesale in August, and have no interest in getting the tablet in ...
HP considers fate of its WebOS business ComputerWeekly.com - 8 Nov, 2011 HP is in the process of deciding whether to ditch its WebOS business, which the company has previously earmarked for closure. But Apotheker was recently ousted by the company's shareholders and replaced by former Ebay chief Meg Whitman, who promptly ...
	HP eyes webOS sale for 'hundreds of millions of dollars' TechRadar UK - 8 Nov, 2011 HP is looking to offload webOS on the advice of its bank, according to the latest reports which estimate the OS's price tag at 'hundreds of millions of dollars'. Reuters claims that the Bank of America Merrill Lynch has advised the tech ...
HP Looking to Sell webOS Dealerscope - 8 Nov, 2011 HP is considering selling its webOS division rather than close it outright, Reuters reported Monday. The company is hoping to earn "millions" from the sale, the story said, much less than the $1.2 billion it paid last year to acquire Palm. ...
	HP Mulling Selling webOS Software Business Gotta Be Mobile - 8 Nov, 2011 Despite denying that webOS isn't going anywhere, a new rumor recently surfaced suggesting that HP is looking to sell off its webOS software business. The company had recently abandoned plans of producing hardware that runs on its proprietary operating ...
	HP TouchPad being offered to developers at $149.99 TechShout! - 8 Nov, 2011 By News Editor - It happens to be just the right time for being a developer in the US, Canada, or Europe and wanting an HP TouchPad at a lower price. The company, which has announced that it is on the verge of closing down its webOS operations, ...
	HP preparing to sell webOS to highest bidder? The Tech Herald - 8 Nov, 2011 Having recently pulled the plug on its ill-fated TouchPad tablet, computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) is now apparently looking for someone to take the device's webOS mobile operating system off its hands. ...
Report: HP looking into selling off webOS division Digitaltrends.com - 8 Nov, 2011 HP is researching the possibility of selling off the webOS division. Sources close to the matter say that several companies are interested in buying webOS for its patents. It seems as though we have a new HP and webOS rumor every month, this month's ...
	Discount TouchPads back on sale �" for developers only Digitaltrends.com - 8 Nov, 2011 Hewlett-Packard seems determined to keep its WebOS software platform alive - it emerged on Monday that the company was offering discount TouchPads to WebOS developers. This comes on the same day as news that HP was looking into the possibility of ...
HP mulling to sell webOS unit ITvoir - 8 Nov, 2011 Rumor mills are on rife after HP finally decided to discontinue operations for webOS devices. The future of the webOS unit (which HP acquired when it bought Palm in 2010) was in danger after the company decided to dump its webOS-based TouchPad tablet ...
	HP thinking about selling webOS? Ubergizmo - 8 Nov, 2011 Ever since HP announced the death of webOS hardware, people wondered about what HP was going to do with the operating system. There have been rumors of HP pondering about selling the operating system to interested buyers, and now it looks like those ...
HP Looking To Sell webOS Unit: Sources - Reuters NASDAQ - 8 Nov, 2011 Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) has plans to sell Palm's software platform webOS in a deal that could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars, but less than the $ 1.2 billion HP paid last year, Reuters news agency reported Monday on its website, ...
HP considering sale of webOS to Oracle, others Mobile Burn - 8 Nov, 2011 According to four sources reporting to Reuters, HP has teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to evaluate the possibility of selling its webOS smartphone and tablet platform to another company. HP acquired the platform when it purchased Palm last ...
HP could sell webOS for "hundreds of millions of dollars" Know Your Cell - 8 Nov, 2011 Reuters reports that HP is currently considering a potential sale of its webOS software platform in a deal that could fetch the company some major cash. The move comes as new CEO Meg Whitman cleans house at HP in an effort to refocus the company. ...
Report: HP considering webOS deal CNET Asia - 8 Nov, 2011 Hewlett-Packard is considering a plan to unload its webOS business in a deal that could net the company hundreds of millions of dollars, unidentified sources have told Reuters. While Reuters doesn't identify who the ...
HP Rumored To Be Eyeing WebOS Buyer. (Please Don't Let It Be Oracle.) Gadgetsteria - 8 Nov, 2011 WebOS, my how you have fallen. You once were a potentially great up and coming mobile operating system. Now you're nothing more than an unloved step child being passed between foster homes. Right now HP (barely) claims you. And if negotiations with ...
Report: Oracle May Be Interested In Buying WebOS From HP CRN - 8 Nov, 2011 Hewlett Packard is mulling the idea of selling its WebOS business unit, and Oracle may be one of the suitors, according to a Monday evening report from Reuters. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is advising HP on the potential ...
	You'll Never Guess Which Huge Tech Company Is Thinking About Buying WebOS Now Business Insider - 8 Nov, 2011 That's according to a Reuters report this afternoon, which says that HP is looking to spin off the WebOS software it gained in its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm. Oracle has no mobile business. Oracle and HP are bitter competitors �" former HP CEO Mark ...