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2 Years Later, HP's Botched Palm Acquisition Still Stings

If the creative force behind webOS still regrets turning over his brainchild to HP, imagine how bad HP must feel over having squandered more than a billion dollars. "I agree with Rubinstein -- HP killed a very good OS and one that was very forward-looking for its time," said tech analyst Trip Chowdhry. "WebOS offered many of the features that came later in iOS and Android.
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Best Buy Clears Floor Space for New Windows Shops

Best Buy may need more than a breath of fresh air to survive, but it will at least get that much by opening a whole lot of Windows Stores inside its stuffy big boxes. The shops will show off Microsoft's own branded products, plus those of manufacturers that run Windows on their hardware. Shoppers get to see items that otherwise would be out of reach, and Best Buy gets -- it hopes -- more sales.
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		Re: Truculent Tweet Nukes PR Firm's Rep	2	opjack271odwyerpr	2011-06-20 10:19:30
		Re: Texas Clears Up Server-Nexus E-Commerce Sales Tax Issue	2	kirsnerm	2011-06-20 09:58:59
		Re: New York Times Puts Foot Down, Pay Wall Up	2	brentpieczynski	2011-06-20 04:15:40
		Re: Patents Shrugged Redux	2	kathyxu33	2011-06-17 02:37:17
		Re: Lightsquared Hits a Brick Wall	2	steve8412000	2011-06-16 10:50:51
		Re: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad gTLD?	2	Dashworlds	2011-06-16 02:51:32
		Re: Daily Discount Coupons: Pay Dirt or Raw Deals? - Part 4	2	dellagibbs	2011-06-13 23:28:33
		Re: The Enterprise's Shifting Center of Gravity	2	fghererew	2011-06-13 06:54:08
		Re: Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer or Don't They?	2	farmerbob	2011-06-09 14:24:00
		Re: Daily Discount Coupons: Pay Dirt or Raw Deals? - Part 2	2	DailyDeals	2011-06-08 21:16:36
		Re: Google Joins Coupon Clamor With Single-City Offers Kickoff	2	olgagrant	2011-06-01 22:52:04
		Re: US Senate Sinks Its Teeth Into Online Privacy Reform	2	farmerbob	2011-05-18 15:12:21
		Re: Dropbox Security System Doesn't Lock Down Files, Says FTC Complaint	2	oldsntnick	2011-05-17 15:23:33
		Re: The Great IT Integrators	2	jmo	2011-05-16 11:36:25
		Re: How Long Can Apple Stay on Top?	2	eldernorm	2011-05-15 09:31:51
		Re: Groupon May Launch $25B IPO on a Wing and an Easily Copied Business Model	3	rasmus_refer	2011-05-11 21:07:04
		Re: Microsoft Antitrust Oversight Ends With a Whimper	2	radamus	2011-05-11 20:58:11
		Re: Groupon's Buzz Machine May Fuel IPO Success	3	rasmus_refer	2011-05-10 04:12:55
		Re: 2011: The Year to Date, Part 2	2	chano1	2011-05-09 09:48:20
		Re: 2011: The Year to Date, Part 1	4	chano1	2011-05-09 09:30:24