Why Oracle buying webOS is not so crazy?

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Maybe you will not agree if Oracle buy webOS, but ZDNet has made some analysis of why it is not so crazy:

•     Oracle is trying to sue Google into oblivion for Android. Oracle wants billions from Google and a trial has been pushed off until 2012. A purchase of WebOS would give Oracle more patents that could be used as ammo in that lawsuit.

•     The return on a WebOS investment could be delivered via a lawsuit. If Oracle’s lawsuit vs. Google doesn’t work out, WebOS could be leveraged elsewhere.

•     A WebOS purchase could be a thaw in relations with HP. The Oracle-HP relationship is strained to say the least. However, new CEO Meg Whitman may be able to improve relations. If Oracle took WebOS off HP’s hands it may be a sign of detente.

•     Oracle is now a hardware player. Some of that WebOS intellectual property could come in handy in some form.

Also ZDNet says; Oracle is probably a long shot to buy HP’s WebOS. However, crazier things in tech have happened.

Source: ZDNet

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