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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: Internal Rifts Threaten WorldCom	2	KyleStarr	2002-09-07 00:50:48
		Re: RadioShack To Hawk High-Speed MSN Service	3	Gearhead	2002-09-05 18:24:46
		Re: Consumer Groups Demand U.S. Spam Ban	2	familyadmin	2002-09-05 13:56:55
		Re: Report: Cisco Leads Declining Router Market	2	trp1	2002-09-04 14:45:51
		Re: EBay Buys Out Australian Partner for $65M	2	zxcvb	2002-09-04 12:31:40
		Re: Fallen Technology Workers Rediscover Security of Steady Paycheck	2	cardimon	2002-09-04 08:02:47
		Re: Will You Have To Pay for Web Pictures?	2	gregdeocampo	2002-09-01 22:28:19
		Re: U.S. Targets eBay User Fraud	2	rainyplace	2002-08-30 08:25:21
		Re: Amazon's Slow, Painful Dip in the Free Shipping Pool	4	davidport	2002-08-29 12:14:01
		Re: A New World of Internet Fees	8	aalvarad	2002-08-29 10:23:04
		Re: Priceline Back to 'Better Business' in Connecticut	2	sara0009	2002-08-28 20:33:56
		Re: Cisco Inks $113M Acquisition Deal	2	unicom	2002-08-27 12:06:16
		Re: Amazon Lowers Free Shipping Threshold Again	3	kerri_thomas	2002-08-27 06:30:03
		Re: The Undercover Online Chocolate Shopper	4	mylo	2002-08-26 17:53:16
		Re: BT's Hyperlink Claim: An Example of British Humor?	2	JonPrice	2002-08-26 14:23:22
		Re: Is Porn Still the Hidden King of E-Commerce?	2	ehosting	2002-08-23 19:02:43
		Re: New Rule of E-Commerce: Go Back to the Old Rules	2	davidport	2002-08-21 08:26:30
		Re: EarthLink Debuts Pop-Up Ad Blocking Tool	3	barbs	2002-08-19 14:07:44
		Re: Report: Teens and Kids Potential Online Gold Mine	6	sgw	2002-08-14 22:19:29
		Re: Dell the Only Technology Firm with a Good Business Model, Analyst Says	4	bit-o-data	2002-08-14 17:15:57