Goodbye WebOS
I was mildly, but not seriously, annoyed to hear that HP is dropping its WebOS products, the Pre based phone and HP TouchPad. As a relatively satisfied owner of a Palm Pixi, that means my phone and OS are orphaned, but I’m guessing the odds were that I’d be on an Android phone after my next purchase.
I got my Pixi free just for renewing my contract, and since I had no intention of leaving my carrier in any case, that was no loss. I get another good rebate this coming February, and I’ll be looking at that time.
On the plus side, WebOS was quite easy to use and showed some promise if development had moved forward. It was weak on app availability. The hope was that HP would improve in that area, but such support never materialized.
I’m not surprised the TouchPad flopped—look at the competition. HP would have needed to provide a much better app availability at the start and also market it in some way that would truly distinguish it—positively, of course!—from the various Android offerings and of course the iPad.
Related articles
- HP Killing WebOS [WebOS] (gizmodo.com)
- Odds of Licensing WebOS (q-ontech.blogspot.com)
- HP Discontinues WebOS Devices (android-tablet.org)
