The HP board decided to acquire Palm for its WebOS, a decision driven by the belief in the potential of mobile computing.
After the acquisition, HP's leadership changed, with the new CEO, Leo Apotheker, focusing on transforming HP into a software company, neglecting the hardware potential of WebOS.
The WebOS platform was prematurely discontinued after only 49 days post-launch due to strategic misalignment and rushed decision-making.
Systematic thinking errors, such as solving the wrong problem and identity-driven decision making, led to the failure of the WebOS initiative.
The author developed a framework, DECIDE, to improve innovation decisions under uncertainty, emphasizing a systematic approach to avoid similar failures in the future.
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