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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: Microsoft To Phase Out Passport Payment Service	2	dz877	2004-02-16 06:57:51
		Re: Gartner Casts Doubt on MS Security Commitment	2	bangular	2004-02-14 01:20:54
		Re: As Economy Expands, India on 'Verge of Something Big'	2	ganges	2004-02-10 08:24:42
		Re: Saving Your Web Site from the Search Abyss	2	djmathu	2004-02-09 09:11:46
		Re: US Senate Move May Harm Indo-US Ties	2	speedoflight	2004-02-04 12:02:57
		Re: New IE Flaw Piles on Pressure for Microsoft Patch	2	ceyyoung	2004-01-31 17:01:12
		Re: Patents Out Of Control? Growing Lawsuits Shake Up Internet Industry	3	stevesw	2004-01-29 11:52:47
		Re: Hackers Gone Phishing - Again	2	tkking4	2004-01-27 10:11:52
		Re: Apple Director Chris Bell on Why iTunes Rocks	2	nigelcrane	2004-01-22 10:02:41
		Re: SANity Check	2	lbudnik	2004-01-21 17:22:37
		Re: HP Hops Aboard Consumer-Products Gravy Train	3	pkradd	2004-01-21 17:16:52
		Re: Musicmatch CEO Dennis Mudd on Online Music's Evolution	2	Cartel	2004-01-21 17:12:10
		Re: Developers Shrug Off Longhorn Delay Rumors	2	mpotter28	2004-01-21 17:05:15
		Re: SCO Accuses Novell in Libel Lawsuit	2	piper41955	2004-01-21 16:51:17
		SCO vs Novell - Scandal of Title lawsuit	1	cat_herder_5263	2004-01-21 16:45:37