Facebook 'Best Fit' to Acquire webOS From HP: AnalystFox Business - Zach Epstein - Sep 16, 2011As Hewlett-Packard reportedly toys with the idea of selling off its webOS software division, a new possible suitor may emerge from the dust following the burial of HP's failed webOS devices: Facebook. In a note to investors on Thursday, ... |
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Should Facebook run with HP's WebOS?CNET - Larry Dignan - Sep 16, 2011Hewlett-Packard is trying to sell its WebOS and Facebook may be one of the few viable buyers, according to one analyst. The bigger question is whether Facebook can take a slick mobile operating system and make a big mobile move. ... |
Could Facebook really make HP's webOS work?ZDNet (blog) - Larry Dignan - Sep 16, 2011Summary: It's debatable whether webOS's third ownerâ€"potentially Facebook after HP and Palmâ€"would be the charm for the orphaned mobile operating system. HP is trying to sell its webOS and Facebook may be ... |
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Posted by Tiernan RayBarron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - Sep 15, 2011Research in Motion (RIMM) is in the midst of its conference call with analysts following a disappointing fiscal Q2 report and mixed outlook for the current quarter, which promises higher-than-expected revenue but declining gross profit margin based on ... |
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Facebook is the best buyer for webOS (analyst)ZDNet (blog) - Sep 15, 2011By Emil Protalinski | September 15, 2011, 1:17pm PDT Summary: The idea that Facebook should buy webOS from HP has been suggested again, this time by an analyst. I disagree. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek this morning wrote a research note to clients ... |
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Facebook Should Buy WebOS, Jefferies Analyst ProposesForbes - Sep 15, 2011After a long career at Barron's, I joined Forbes as San Francisco bureau chief in December 2010. I've been writing about technology and investing for more than 25 years. With the Tech Trade, I'll pick up where I left off when I was writing the Tech ... |
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HP: Facebook A Logical Buyer For WebOS, Says JefferiesBarron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - Sep 15, 2011Who might buy Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) “WebOS” software, the code that ran its now-cancelled “TouchPad” tablet computer and “Pre” smartphone line? It's been a topic of some speculation since HP announced it was ditching the client devices ... |
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Facebook should buy WebOS, says analystSlashGear - Sep 16, 2011It may sound absurd, but one Jeffries analyst, Peter Misek, has proposed in a research note that Facebook ought to purchase HP's jettisoned WebOS platform. Misek believes that none of the other potential buyers will likely place a bid and given ... |
The latest candidate to buy webOS: Facebook?Mobot.net (blog) - Sep 16, 2011So we know webOS is pretty much no more â€" HP has decided to cut further development on the platform and won't be releasing any more webOS devices either. However, the theory is that the company might try and sell off the still highly regarded platform, ... |
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Will Facebook buy HP's webOS?The Mobile Indian - Prasoon Kumar - Sep 16, 2011Facebook has 750 million users on its social network and is financially in a good position to buy the webOS platform as well. We all know the kind of reach Facebook has, ... |
Facebook most suitable for webOS acquisitionKnow Your Mobile (blog) - Richard Goodwin - Sep 16, 2011Ever since HP upped sticks and decided it no longer wanted to be Apple and instead focused on trying to become IBM, there's been plenty of chatter about who will by its mobile operating system, webOS. But what about Facebook? ... |
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webOS Should Be Purchased By Facebook, Analyst Says [Is It In Facebook's Best ...TFTS (blog) - Mariella Moon - Sep 16, 2011From the time HP announced that it is abandoning webOS (not dead, HP cries indignantly; just abandoned), many have started speculating about the future of the operating system. Some people believed Samsung could purchase webOS, as the Google-Motorola ... |
Analysts: Facebook Should Buy WebOS.X-bit Labs - Anton Shilov - Sep 15, 2011Hewlett-Packard's webOS may be an interesting purchase option not only for companies selling smartphones, but also for those, who sell services for advanced mobile devices. Some believe that Facebook, the largest social network on the ... |
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Facebook Urged To Purchase HP's webOSeWEEK Europe UK - Clint Boulton - Sep 15, 2011The decision by Hewlett-Packard to terminate its tablet and smartphone business and sell the software that supported it, has resulted in a great deal of industry debate. However at least one research firm believes HP should sell webOS to Facebook. ... |
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Facebook Should Buy WebOS from HP: AnalysteWeek - Clint Boulton - Sep 15, 2011Facebook should acquire webOS from HP and use it as the launching pad for its own content services, according to Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek. At least one research firm believes HP should sell webOS to Facebook. That's rightâ€"the world's leading ... |
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Facebook Could Buy WebOS: AnalystInternational Business Times - Sep 15, 2011By IB Times Staff Reporter | September 15, 2011 6:56 AM EDT Facebook could by HP's webOS operating system to augment its mobile ambitions, according to a Wall Street analyst. HP has stated that they are attempting to sell webOS, which the technology ... |
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