Which was more important, Palms webOS software or its patents?
Clearly, webOS and its ability to offer great multitasking. Some analysts were saying Palm was worth nothing. And some people said it was worth $14 a share. We paid $5.70 a share. We judged our willingness to pay based on the opportunity. When did you start looking? They’re one of many [companies] we look at over time. We always track competitors and our opportunities. Will webOS replace Windows on all of your smartphones? Microsoft (MSFT) will continue and will always be a huge strategic partner for Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). Our focus is to create choice for customers around those products and services that will allow them to connect to the information they need as quickly and as safely as they can. Palm is a consumer play. How much room is there to expand there? I’ve always thought Palm has always been a “prosumer” play. We see opportunity in our channel and in enterprise sales. It will be our job to connect to that information that’s critical, in any segment. Analysts are saying this a
