HP Seeks Buyer For WebOS Patents

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Hewlett-Packard wants to cash in a lot of mobile patents (http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/webos-hp-patents-mobile-130204), as part of Meg Whitman's restructuring, according to reports. HP acquired the WebOS operating system, as seen on phones and tablets, when it bought Palm, but failed to build a business on it. It's since sold its WebOS business to LG for use in TVs and cars (http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/hp-sells-webos-to-lg-108598) but hung onto the patents which are licensed to LG. Now, Bloomberg reports the patents themselves may be for sale — possibly to whoever fails to buy BlackBerry's tempting bundle of mobile technology."
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/10/24/1423239/hp-seeks-buyer-for-webos-patents