HP adquiere a Palm por 1200 millones de Dólares
HP y Palm acaban de anunciar que llegaron a un acuerdo para que el gigante fabricante de ordenadores compre a la empresa de dispositivos móviles por 5,7 dólares por acción, o algo así como 1.200 millones de dólares.
PALO ALTO, Calif. & SUNNYVALE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — HP (NYSE: HPQ – News) and Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM – News) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase Palm, a provider of smartphones powered by the Palm webOS mobile operating system, at a price of $5.70 per share of Palm common stock in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction has been approved by the HP and Palm boards of directors.
The combination of HP’s global scale and financial strength with Palm’s unparalleled webOS platform will enhance HP’s ability to participate more aggressively in the fast-growing, highly profitable smartphone and connected mobile device markets. Palm’s unique webOS will allow HP to take advantage of features such as true multitasking and always up-to-date information sharing across applications.
“Palm’s innovative operating system provides an ideal platform to expand HP’s mobility strategy and create a unique HP experience spanning multiple mobile connected devices,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP. “And, Palm possesses significant IP assets and has a highly skilled team. The smartphone market is large, profitable and rapidly growing, and companies that can provide an integrated device and experience command a higher share. Advances in mobility are offering significant opportunities, and HP intends to be a leader in this market.”
“We’re thrilled by HP’s vote of confidence in Palm’s technological leadership, which delivered Palm webOS and iconic products such as the Palm Pre. HP’s longstanding culture of innovation, scale and global operating resources make it the perfect partner to rapidly accelerate the growth of webOS,” said Jon Rubinstein, chairman and chief executive officer, Palm. “We look forward to working with HP to continue to deliver industry-leading mobile experiences to our customers and business partners.”
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Palm stockholders will receive $5.70 in cash for each share of Palm common stock that they hold at the closing of the merger. The merger consideration takes into account the updated guidance and other financial information being released by Palm this afternoon. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of domestic and foreign regulatory approvals and the approval of Palm’s stockholders. The transaction is expected to close during HP’s third fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2010.
Palm’s current chairman and CEO, Jon Rubinstein, is expected to remain with the company.
El mejor sistema operativo del mundo ya sera parte de la empresa tecnologica mas grande del mundo… It\’s win – win amigos..
ojala saquen una tablet con WebOS :eek 8)
Ahora imaginen netbooks con WebOS??? Damn it! La imaginación es el límite xD
wow, no me lo esperaba pero era uno de mis sueños guajiros ya que yo utilizo puras HP pero en smartphones siempre fui fiel a Palm, ahora si me voy a sentir completo, mis espectativas sin las siguientes:
-Tablets con WebOS
-Impulso del sistema operativo que permitira que muchas empresas de Software hagan aplicaciones para WebOS (ojala Adobe creara una suite para este OS)
-Caida inminente de Windows
-una excelente competencia entre Android y WebOS
en fin, como dicen, la imaginacion es el limite
Opino igual que los demás es la mejor empresa que pudo comprar a Palm, HP nunca pudo despegar con sus mobiles y esta es un excelente oportunidad para competir con Apple con los Tablets y con los teléfonos. Una noticia que en lugar de dar tristeza debe de darnos ánimos a los poseedores de un Pre o un Pixi.
Asi termina una historia que no devio tener fin….
Recuerdo haver visto a varios empleados de HP usando treos…. tenian todo la razon.
[B]HPalm!!![/B] :p
🙁 ya valio madre jajajaj
a hora de nuevo migrare a hp recuerdos de ese hp6945
En mi caso yo no tengo tan buenas esperanzas ya que desde que HP compró a Compaq, tanto sus equipos portátiles y de escritorio han presentado demasiadas fallas y su servicio de soporte es pésimo, al menos así lo he percibido, ya que muy seguido vienen a pedirme ayuda para reparar sus equipos HP/Compaq y créanme, son muy malos, el diseño externo es otro asunto. Si ahora HP ha comprado a PALM y hace lo mismo que con Compaq, Dios nos libre de su calidad, aunque en realidad espero equivocarme totalmente.
Saludos.
La mejor opción para Palm era HTC.