Just after announcing plans to offload its PC group, HP (NYSE: HPQ) said it would stop making WebOS devices. Why the moves? For starters, the TouchPad tablet had a disappointing debut and the WebOS devices have had dismal sales. For a better understanding of the history of HP and WebOS — including when the platform first made its debut as part of Palm amid high expectations — check out our timeline in links, embedded below:
January 8, 2009: Palm Announces Palm WebOS At CES, Also Palm Pre
March 9, 2009: Palm Moves To Bolster Capital
March 10, 2009: Palm Increases Public Offering, Sets Pricing
March 19, 2009: Earnings: Palm Says Forget The Huge Losses, Focus On The Pre
April 20, 2009: Early Developers Are Finding Palm’s webOS Is Holding Up To The Hype
May 19, 2009: Sprint Confident That Palm Pre Will Be A ‘Blockbuster’
June 3, 2009: All The Ways The Palm Pre Could Fail
June 4, 2009: Palm And Sprint: Pre’s Success Is “Not A Line Out The Door”
June 8, 2009: Is The Palm Pre Up To The Task If It Is All About The Apps?
June 12, 2009: Palm To Pay New CEO Jon Rubinstein Up To $1.7 Million A Year; Colligan’s Departure Is Costly
June 23, 2009: Sprint Expects Shortages Of The Palm Pre To Continue-New iPhone Or Not
June 25, 2009: Palm’s CEO: So Far 1 Million Apps Downloaded; ‘Haven’t Had An Issue’ With Lack Of Developer Interest
July 6, 2009: The Palm Pre May Or May Not Be Meeting Expectations
September 8, 2009: Updated: Sprint Slashes $100 Off Palm Pre Pricing-Then Changes Its Mind Twice
September 23, 2009: Is Nokia Interested In Palm? Palm’s Stock Soars On Rumors
September 24, 2009: Palm Raises $359.9 Million; Confirms Handset Launches
November 13, 2009: Is Nokia Eyeing Palm?
February 2, 2010: Analyst Predicts Bright Future For Palm’s WebOS
February 24, 2010: What’s Palm’s Next Move?
March 19, 2010: Palm’s Stock Dives As Analyst Downgrades Target Price To $0
April 9, 2010: Is HTC Interested In Palm?
April 14, 2010: Hedge Fund Manager Falcone Buys Stake In Palm
April 19, 2010: RadioShack Gives Up On Palm
April 23, 2010: Palm’s Back-Up Plan If Its List Of Buy-Out Candidates Shrinks To Zero
April 28, 2010: HP Buys Palm For $1.2 Billion
April 28, 2010: HP’s Immediate Plan For Palm: Invest
April 29, 2010: Palm’s CEO Jon Rubinstein Letter To The Troops
May 17, 2010: There’s More Than A Break-Up Fee Keeping The HP-Palm Deal Together
June 21, 2010: Palm Cuts Price Of Apps In Half
July 1, 2010: Palm Officially Becomes Part Of HP
August 30, 2010: HP Hires Former HTC Executive To Help With Palm Acquisition
February 9, 2011: Will HP’s Three New Devices Be Enough To Help It Crack The Market?
May 4, 2011: HP, AT&T To Launch Veer WebOS Phone For $99 This Month
August 5, 2011: HP Takes $100 Off The Price Of The TouchPad, Is That Enough?
August 10, 2011: HP Permanently Cuts Price Of TouchPad By $100
August 17, 2011: Consumers Taking Hands-Off Approach To HP’s TouchPad At Best Buy
August 18, 2011: Reports: HP Ready To Enter Its Post-PC Phase With Spin-Off Of PC Group
August 18, 2011: HP To Halt All WebOS Device Development, Confirms Talks To Shed PC Group

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