HP Dubs Reports of WebOS Shutdown 'Unfounded Rumors'

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  • estebanhillcoat
    Of course!!! NOKIA should have bought WebOS and stay competitive in the smartphone business. The problem with HP is that nobody believes they invest in WebOS. In fact nobody believes in HP.
    Lets hope some real big and serious company like Samsung or lenovo picks WebOS. The only mobile OS that really rivals iOS.
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  • eddieroolz
    If anything HP brought this unto themselves with the constant mismanagement of information.
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  • Thunderfox
    I don't believe it simply because if HP were going to do something that would imply that they have some kind of plan, and that's simply too hard to believe.
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  • WebOs for the touchpad is very intuitive. It is easy to setup and is very easy to use. Aps work well on it also. The WebOs tech support has been very useful. They professionally answer questions and provide understandable assistance.
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  • TheKurrgan
    webOS was a mistake of HP's in the first place. Palm was dying, and frankly it simply couldn't stand on its own next to iOS or Android. Windows Phone 7 can barely take a piece of that pie, and Microsoft has some pretty deep pockets, not to mention superior engineering (IMO) to Palm.
    Why HP invested into it in the first place is a mystery, and it doesn't take a genius to see that HP made a mistake, and whitman being the politician she is, will down play and never admit that "Yeah, it was a screw up, but we can't admit it just yet lest we look like a bunch of idiots for buying it in the first place since our first play on it died on the vine so miserably.... well you get the point.. webOS is ACTUALLY GREAT!"
    Its all posturing and hoping to dodge another stock down turn. webOS is dead as fried chicken.
    I know it, you know it. and HP knows it, they just can't admit it yet.
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  • Palm put together the best user interface, real multitasking, wireless charging, and wireless cloud services two years ago. Synergy is the quickest and easiest way to check email, calendars, and manage contacts. While that sounds like marketing, its true. Unfortunately, they delivered all this with inferior hardware and incomplete features. They were broke. HP buys them and delivers nothing to the existing user base. Nothing. I bought a touchpad as a sidekick to my nonexistent Pre3 that HP built but didn't sell. HP can burn in ****.
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  • blobos
    Having gotten my hands on a touchpad, I think the interface is great. But since it doesn't have enough apps I'm using android (cm7). If that's what android is like, I much prefer webOS. Being able to open multiple pdf documents and not having to use a task manager to make sure the apps are closed is really great. But with no apps I've got no use for it besides booting ubuntu.
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  • ethanolson
    I have a TouchPad and an iPad2. The iPad is smoother but I use the TouchPad way more because it is nicer to use overall. I hope Win8 will be everything I think it will be so I can actually get a real office tool in my hands next year.
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  • americanbrian
    I have a Pre 3 and it rocks. It can do pretty much anything an iphone 4 can do (at least that I need it to do, skype video calling, GPS, led flashlight, sweet camera.)

    I think it is a real shame because it is so easy to use and is really professionally useful.
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  • g00ey
    It would be great if they opened up the source completely and made it compete with Android.
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