HP paid $1.2 billion for Palm, and it's unclear what it's getting
It's still early, so arguably this one doesn't belong on the list, but HP's decision to buy Palm for $1.2 billion is not working out. We just learned Palm's first iPad challenger sold in such limited quantities that Best Buy wants to send them back to Palm. The Palm platform is so tiny that it's often not even mentioned in the smartphone marketshare wars
