The Cloud: Battle of the Tech Titans. Amazon.com's (AMZN) squat Seattle headquarters looks nothing like the country club affairs found in Silicon Valley.
There are no free soft drinks or volleyball courts. The light fixtures hanging from the ceiling in the reception area aren't fixtures at all but rather collections of extension cords fitted with bulbs. The receptionists lack computerized systems for registering guests. What printer should I buy: iGen4 / Nexpress S2500 / Indigo 3500 ... HP comprou a PALM. With its purchase of Palm, Hewlett-Packard acquired more than just a smartphone maker.
It also picked up a whole new strategy for its mobile devices. HP said Wednesday it plans to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion , or $5.70 per share, which amounts to a 23 percent premium over Palm's actual stock price at the end of the day. But for a leading technology company like HP with almost zero mobile phone presence and $13.5 billion in cash , picking up a company with a fully developed mobile operating system, a decent lineup of devices, and trove of mobile patents is a bargain.