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HP to Acquire Parts of Humane, Ai Pin Startup From Ex-Apple Managers, for $116 Million (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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 points 1 month ago

HP aren’t known for their good decisions.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago

They finally found a bagholder!

[–] tabular@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] EveningPancakes@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

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

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

Overpaying.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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