HP to Acquire Parts of Humane, Ai Pin Startup From Ex-Apple Managers, for $116 Million

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/hp-116-million-deal-for-humane-includes-ip-but-no-ai-pin-device

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halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 1y (2 replies)

What the fuck are they paying for? A shitty ChatGPT frontend and crap hardware no one actually wants?

Who the fuck is approving that purchase over at HP? I knew they weren't particularly smart over there, but holy shit, that's straight up brain damage levels of decision.

Arbiter@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y

HP aren’t known for their good decisions.

YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

Are there any patents in this deal? That’s the only thing that would make sense.

toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 1y

They finally found a bagholder!

tabular@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y (1 reply)

HP nickel and dime their printer customers.. for this?

EveningPancakes@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 1y

I'm betting that this is HP going to their investors to say "Look, we're doing the AI!"

TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y

Overpaying.

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y

HP is dumb. I used to work there and was constantly amazed at the utter incompetence of management. It was chaos