Since HP webOS hardware died down, our problem becomes: the webOS software what will happen? Or more specifically, HP will be how to dispose of the Palm patent portfolio patent library?
HP can try to open licensing webOS, but a failure on the Palm operating system, there will be much of an attraction for HTC and Samsung? Another question is, who will webOS pay? HP not Google as the advertising company, can Tsutsumiuchi loss Diwai fill.
Perhaps HP should be considered as Motorola, packaged to sell the patent and do not have access to the hardware. HP's good news is that the patent market transactions is now active, and even the leaves can sell pork price!
The Nortel patent to sell $ 4.5 billion, Google spent $ 12.5 billion to buy Motorola. Ready to sell their patent the Interdigital becomes up for grabs, the market capitalization rose similar Kodak.
The biggest problem is, the Palm patent how good?
Palm smartphone market opened the first day on the fate of the old players, so we can infer that Palm may be very strong strength. It is also the only smart phone from Apple sued the company, may also be able to verify it. Of course, Apple is also likely to simply despise Palm.
But you have to take into account, in a year and a half ago, Palm sold to HP sold only $ 1.2 billion, then Apple is only interested in Palm patents allegedly bid is $ 600 million. Take into account the status of the patent market bubble, now the price is certainly better.
If HP is willing to sell, Apple will certainly want to buy, as long as these patents do not fall into the hands of competitors can.
Is now a patent suit against Samsung and Apple, the purchase of the assets of Palm is also a good opportunity to enhance the soft power.
In other words, HP is now up for grabs.
If HP Palm hand, might be able to a small profit in the year of U.S. $ 1.2 billion on the basis of a fortune. Otherwise, HP is necessary to take the others laughed at the Palm acquisition "is one of the worst trading" risk.
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