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Rumor: Amazon in talks to buy HP's webOS unit

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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,670   +22

    Another day, another webOS acquisition rumor. This time word on the grapevine is that Amazon is seriously interested in picking up what's left of Palm, and that its current parent…

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    Jos, Sep 30, 2011
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  2. Tanstar TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 147

    If anyone could make Palm relevant again, it would be Amazon.
    Tanstar, Sep 30, 2011
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  3. mosu TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 244

    One thought: App developers are easy to convince with the right amount of money.
    mosu, Sep 30, 2011
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  4. Jibberish18 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 427   +7

    Funny thing is, I read almost the same quote on tons of tech sites that said the samething when Palm was acquired by HP. In your defense though, Amazon doesn't have a crazy ***** of a CEO.
    Jibberish18, Sep 30, 2011
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  5. treeski TechSpot Guru Posts: 668   +31

    Oh man I hope this goes through!
    treeski, Sep 30, 2011
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  6. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,051   +121

    Personally I don't see how Amazon could need Palm or webos, they seem to be doing better than everybody else except for Apple. Acquiring for a purpose different than product strategy (legal, patents, etc.) may be a possibility though.
    Julio Franco, Sep 30, 2011
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  7. Jibberish18 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 427   +7

    I just want to see someone optimize that God forsaken OS. Maybe boot times can go down from under 2 minutes? Or battery life can go past 6 hours a day under normal usage (I'm talking about regular usage for all of those that haven't messed with a Pre or Pre2). You know..things like this.
    Jibberish18, Sep 30, 2011
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  8. compdata TechSpot Paladin Posts: 604

    I agree. WebOS is dead. Everyone is in a patent race right now to get either get ammunition against each other or for defensive purposes. This is a decent chance to get developers though as well. Not sure how much Amazon would need them though as they seem to be doing pretty well on their own. What i want is to see Amazon buy Hulu! There are to many different streaming providers with different content sets. I would subscribe to Amazon Prime if they had their content and Hulu's as well. The only downside for them is that offering more streaming might eat into their digital purchase revenue.
    compdata, Oct 1, 2011
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