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Selling Palm to HP was a waste

Posted by finid on · 5 comments
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For me, the story of webOS is, up to this point, a sad tale. But what does Jon Rubinstein, former CEO of Palm and the guy responsible for webOS, think?

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djohnston ·
Quoting:Rubinstein: I'm on two boards. I'm on Amazon and Qualcomm. And there's a logic behind those two boards. I'm a big believer in mobile and integration of the home, and wearable computing and all that stuff, and having it all tied up in the cloud.


having it all tied up in the cloud ...

I stopped reading there. Yeah, I really need all my home appliances reporting their actions to some corporate server.

Bob_Robertson ·
> Yeah, I really need all my home appliances reporting their actions to some corporate server.

The better to track and profile you, my dear.
gus3 ·
"Things are talking to each other."

How long until, "Things are bossing each other around?"

Any of your tools can be used against you.
linux4567 ·
> Yeah, I really need all my home appliances reporting their actions to some corporate server.

Surely you meant to say: "reporting their actions to the NSA"?
djohnston ·
Quoting:Surely you meant to say: "reporting their actions to the NSA"?


That, too. And don't call me Shirley. 8^)

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