If a new report by VentureBeat is accurate, it’s a glaring look at how disconnected from the outside world HP has become, and how much they are grasping at straws (if the multiple CEO swaps and running a somewhat successful — webOS at least had potential — mobile platform into the ground weren’t enough already).

In said report, it is alleged that HP sought the same $1.2 asking price that the company originally paid to acquire webOS and Palm assets. While it is true that HP didn’t have webOS/Palm that long, breaking even itself is way too far of a stretch. HP trashed webOS/Palm’s reputation and potential, taking its value and throwing it in the garbage.

On top of the sticker shock, potential buyers were also reportedly looking at a tangled web of strings — HP wanted to retain the ability to use webOS for its printers and develop it accordingly. No wonder no one bought webOS.