Amazon, RIM, IBM, Intel possible webOS buyers, HP might sell platform for "hundreds of millions"

2. chocolatebear76 posted on 08 Nov 2011, 04:00 4 0

Web OS need to survive,it's a fantastic platform

3. ardent1 posted on 08 Nov 2011, 04:42 2 0

RIM is the most desperate out of those firms and they got to acquire the OS fast to save their franchise. Apple was floundering and almost bought beOS only to acquire NeXTstep and what a difference the NeXTstep and Steve Jobs made.

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6. remixfa posted on 08 Nov 2011, 06:43 0 0

I think RIM should buy it if they are still having issues with QNX. If they are getting QNX to work right, especially with android app compatibility, then they dont need. it.
Amazon has already proved what they can do with the android OS, it would be interesting to see what they could do with the WebOS.. though Im not sure it would fit the style that they have just created. Then again, with the creativity they have already shown, and their own advertising power, im sure they could make WebOS a viable platform again.. same with IBM.

7. Droid_X_Doug posted on 08 Nov 2011, 09:49 0 0

Why would Amazon switch direction away from Android when thet have a successful release based on Android? Why would IBM dump $ into a software platform that has smaller market prospects than WP 7? Intel sells chips, not phones, so where is the fit for them? Oracle has a nice patent portfolio vs. Android courtesy of the Sun acquisition. The only logical fit would be RIM if QNX was hiccuping.

I doubt the sale price (IF there is a sale) will be 'hundreds of millions'. That is spin by HP trying to put a write-off of Palm in the best possible light.

8. cornerofthemoon posted on 08 Nov 2011, 11:05 0 0

RIM is desperate for webOS if they can afford it. If it's taking them this long just to build an email client, and judging by what little they had to show when they revealed the BBX OS, it's pretty clear that QNX isn't quite working out.

9. downphoenix posted on 08 Nov 2011, 12:05 0 0

Blackberry already has a good OS with QNX which has been reworked as BBX. The Blackberry Playbook arguably has the best OS in the tablet segment, its fast, secure, and easy to use. Any failings of that platform falls squarely on Blackberry and not on the platform, and them buying WebOS wont fix their woes unless they get their own act together. I don't see Amazon doing this either as they can just stick with android. IBM/Intel is a good bet though.