Comments on: Hewlett-Packard gives up on webOS

By: Crabman

Crabman — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:23:48 +0000

It’s really only a matter of time before the open source community ports Android to this (now dead) tablet. If you can get a hold of one, you’re basically getting your hands on a really cheap, soon-to-be android tablet.

By: Tally Rand

Tally Rand — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:25:48 +0000

Ha ha ha, who let the dogs out? When is Roger McNamee going to formally apologize for his idiotic statements a few years ago saying that iPhone users were going to ditch the iPhone for the Pre?

By: YoniQ

YoniQ — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:41:19 +0000

@jay “unfortunate for HP their R&D is weak when compared to IBM”

Thanks to their 2006 Mercury purchase they have kind of robust and of a good quality (not Bangalore based ) RnD focusing on all kinds of applications,from end user and CMDB to cloud and automation. IBM aren’t just there,they’re somewhere between mainframes and MQs…

By: Brian S Hall

Brian S Hall — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:30:46 +0000

The smartphone wars takes no prisoners.

By: APS

APS — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:02:36 +0000

HP as a hardware vendor probably thought it had a good chance with matching its talents with the excellent WebOS software but the problem that I’m sure they’ve now realized is that as new technology platforms mature the continued success of the platform switch from being about how good the software or hardware is to how good the ecosystem it exists in is.

We now have 3 companies that have fully fleshed ecosystems Apple, Google and Microsoft – maybe if Amazon had bought WebOS it could have stood a better chance?

By: Lindsworth Horatio Deer

Lindsworth Horatio Deer — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:32:36 +0000

Poor marketing and non-existent R&D. Not to mention a lack of Developer support for the WebOS platform. Poor execution of plan and a lack of patience to make the OS gradually develope in a sprint not a marathon as Rubenstein had said. I guess analyst Gartner was correct: it’s Nokia + Microsoft then for Number 2 spot behind Google in 2015AD.

http://mythoughtsontechnologyandjamaica.blogspot.com/2011/04/nokia-microsoft-vs-hp-web-os-gartners.html

HP money does not come overnight. But to abandon the ENTIRE PC division suggests something else…..that Apple and their iPad and Android Tablets are taking away the PC’s lunch. we may truly be looking at the inklings of a “Post-PC era” to quote Apple CEO Steve Jobs!!!

By: Suresh Kumr (@captaink99)

Suresh Kumr (@captaink99) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:23:18 +0000

I think you just answers your own question.

“Optimise” thie business value of WebOS means starting a bidding war between Apole Google, Samsung – great timing given the patent bubble were curenly in.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:23:01 +0000

You still have a working tablet… for now

By: Dilip Andrade

Dilip Andrade — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:16:47 +0000

Oh well… My guess is that there are some really interesting mobile and user interface patents that may be of value to someone.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:01:35 +0000

so what happens to those of us who bought the TouchPad? Are we just SOL?