Mace on the WebOS Meltdown

By  |  Friday, August 19, 2011 at 7:49 pm

Michael Mace–who used to work at Palm–has some smart thoughts on this week’s WebOS drama:

If you believe that every smartphone company needs to own its own OS, we ought to see a mad bidding war between LG, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Dell, and maybe Samsung to buy Web OS.  (The loser could get RIM as a consolation prize.)  Maybe a buyout will still happen, but I think HP has probably been quietly shopping Web OS for a while, and if there were interest it would have tried to close a deal before today’s announcement.

 

 
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  1. Mark Hernandez Says:

    Michael Mace is in my "A-List Personalities" folder in my RSS feeds. He's reasoned, experienced, and makes you feel enlightened after reading his pieces. Now that's a great recommendation and quote Harry. 🙂