Comments on: Could webOS be the third major mobile platform with Samsung’s help? http://gigaom.com/2011/06/29/could-webos-be-the-third-major-mobile-platform-with-samsungs-help/ Sat, 25 May 2013 23:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mobile Developmer http://gigaom.com/2011/06/29/could-webos-be-the-third-major-mobile-platform-with-samsungs-help/#comment-635037 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:37:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=369734#comment-635037 A bit early to tell. Samsung’s support through their devices cannot boost WebOS alone. Remember Bada? HP has a lot to do in order to make WebOS a major player, and it will be interesting to see how they try to pull it off. The platform in itself has a lot of potential and it would be sad if it went alongside Meego to developer and consumer limbo.

]]> By: Dave http://gigaom.com/2011/06/29/could-webos-be-the-third-major-mobile-platform-with-samsungs-help/#comment-634942 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:59:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=369734#comment-634942 It seems to me the OS of phones (mini PC’s) are only a part of the mobile web, today many OS’s are good. But good OS’s stuck in hardware as an end product is the past, forward is connected to massive cloud services with seemless tie ins to the PC. Who has a massive SAS to offer, who’s cloud platform has learned common office tools on a massive scale to offer on a seemless cloud ecosystem. Who has the components to build a Full social, voice&video communication built into a massive PC OS that people are familiar with?

]]> By: mfrench http://gigaom.com/2011/06/29/could-webos-be-the-third-major-mobile-platform-with-samsungs-help/#comment-634865 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=369734#comment-634865 The third major platform is Bada.

That is, if you don’t count the legacy platforms that are falling, such as Symbian and BlackBerry. Bada already outsells Microsoft’s Windows Phone.

But this thing about customisation doesn’t make sense. Why would Samsung be able to customise webOS more than Android? Nokia’s Elop made a similar non-sensical comment about going with Windows Phone so he could customise it. Android and MeeGo are the most customisable OSes out there, due to their open-source nature. Especiall MeeGo.

]]> By: Stuart http://gigaom.com/2011/06/29/could-webos-be-the-third-major-mobile-platform-with-samsungs-help/#comment-634835 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:55:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=369734#comment-634835 Samsung making webOS devices could help the ecosystem. If they make phones then that would open up markets that webOS currently doesn’t have representation in. If they create a new form factor (touchscreen only) that might add distinction. They could also make webOS tablets. The more people HP can get onboard and the better.

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