HP CEO: ZOMG, Android to be closed after Motorola purchase!
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But the main problem is the spectacular string of failures it suffered in HPs hands. The delayed hardware, the under-performing phone sales, and the tablet that was yanked off the market just weeks after it launched.
Speaking at HP’s Global Partners Conference, how do you imagine Ms. Whitman solved this problem? Via an expert appeal to the intrinsic technical superiority of the code base? By some deft marketing of the platform to developers and OEMs? No…instead Whitman chose door number three: scaremongering about Android.
Her pitch is that once Google closes the deal on Motorola, it’s going to decide to close off the operating system to other manufacturers, choosing to pursue the Apple route of controlling everything. We’ve heard this claim before, of course; we heard it from Microsoft and Nokia last year when the Motorola deal was announced. The funny thing is the people you haven’t heard it from: Google or any of the Android vendors.
We don’t want to go too far with this – there’s no doubt that some Android vendors may be concerned about what the purchase of Motorola could mean long-term. But Google’s entire M.O. is to get Android in as many hands as possible. And it’s not just Android – their search business, ad revenue, and various services (like Docs and Gmail) are all predicated on the idea of broad horizontal distribution, not tight vertical integration.
So it seems unlikely that Google will try to cut out its partners. But that’s not the real issue here; the real issue is that WebOS desperately needs someone to talk up its good points – someone to evangelize for the platform and convince people that it’s still worth investing in, despite the string of unfortunate events that have befallen it. If the best thing that HP can say about it is that “the industry really needs another operating system” because Android might someday be closed…it seems unlikely that WebOS has much of a future.
source: channelbuzz via electronista
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43. AceXMachine posted on 18 Feb 2012, 05:08 0 0
I wouldn't go that far, but she is definately talking out her ass if not actually taking it in the ass...
2. MYTHiKAL posted on 17 Feb 2012, 10:51 6 0
I agree 100% with this article.. HP mismannaged WebOS so badly that I hardly see a come back.. Palm is long gone, and with it, everythiing else... :(
3. Sniggly posted on 17 Feb 2012, 10:54 7 0
This is just sad. Even Microsoft knows that it needs to mix its FUD in with positive points about WP7. Meg impresses me less each time she opens her mouth.
32. droiddomination posted on 17 Feb 2012, 14:00 1 2
that old hag still can suck a mean one i bet! i can blow the web off her os and hit it anyday!
4. victo410 posted on 17 Feb 2012, 11:15 1 6
Well, at this point I don't know if believe that Android will continue be Open Source.
look what Google did with Samsung Galaxy nexus ( contract exclusive with Verizon ) that is not Open source ??
6. bigdawg23 posted on 17 Feb 2012, 11:19 3 0
Verizon only get a launch exclusive. Its headed to T-Mo and Sprint.
8. victo410 posted on 17 Feb 2012, 11:35 0 4
Well, launch exclusive or Forever exclusivity is too late for Galaxy nexus. right at the corner you have Galaxy SIII , HTC, maybe Motorola Atrix 3. (exclusivity just worked with att&t and apple Iphone ) but With Android don't work.
10. remixfa posted on 17 Feb 2012, 11:44 5 0
The rumor is that the galaxy nexus is going to get a small bump in specs to stay competitive when it relaunches on other carriers.
Besides, it was never meant to be the biggest beast on the block. Its a reference device for developers and the only device for people that dont want to play the update waiting game.
People hear dual core, no update games, and look at that big beautiful screen and they will buy it.
16. victo410 posted on 17 Feb 2012, 12:10 0 2
I`m agreed with you ( Galaxy nexus is a nice piece Hardware ( I love stock android and Ti processor )
but I`m not mad with Samsung or galaxy nexus.
I`m mad with the f**king Google for be part of ( Circus exclusivity business.
19. iamcc posted on 17 Feb 2012, 12:18 2 0
Yeah the Nexus is as fast as any reasonable person needs (for now at least).
I don't play games on my phone so I actually underclocked my Nexus to 1.0GHz for battery saving reasons and even with a conservative governor in place it is still extremely smooth.
7. prophet posted on 17 Feb 2012, 11:28 5 0
Specific hardware being exclusive to a specific carrier does not have an impact on whether or not the OS is open source. It's the OS that is open source and currently available to all manufacturers to roll out on their own hardware.
29. -box- posted on 17 Feb 2012, 13:33 1 0
It's also available unlocked for GSM carriers (Steve Wozniak has one)
34. DePenguin posted on 17 Feb 2012, 15:12 2 0
It's clear you have no idea what the hell open source means. So please stop talking.
11. ZayZay posted on 17 Feb 2012, 11:56 4 0
Meg: Wow, your a smart feller dad.
Peter: And your a fart smeller!
13. rf1975 posted on 17 Feb 2012, 11:59 2 0
I do not thing Google will do this. If Google do this then companies like Samsung and HTC may try to go away from Android. As we know South Korean government trying to create Android alternative. Samsung and HTC are the major players in Android phone than Motorola. These two companies have more than 60% Android market share. in my opinion Google just purchase Motorola mainly for those 17000 (important) patent only.
14. PAPINYC (limited) 3 days ago posted on 17 Feb 2012, 12:04 2 4
She is just a jealous c♣nt (let ♣ = u) who has no business running a company like HP; she is better suited for Apple…
18. LoneShaolin posted on 17 Feb 2012, 12:16 3 0
My buddy works at HP in security. I need to tell him to smack her up a little.
20. tluv00 posted on 17 Feb 2012, 12:19 1 0
Speculating on others as opposed to hyping your own OS shows no confidence in your product. Sell those HP share NOW.
21. McLTE posted on 17 Feb 2012, 12:20 3 0
That is so against Google's operating methods.. that this will NEVER happen.
Google makes it's revenue by advertising.. it would be suicide for them to go closed source and limit their HW to Moto.. that will NEVER happen.
Google will only ever acheive total world domination (pinky in cheek) by remaining open source and getting their OS into the hands of as many people as possible, whether it's through mobile phones, TV's, appliances, or whatever..
Android will remain open. No point really in even discussing it.
25. snowgator posted on 17 Feb 2012, 12:58 2 0
Okay, I just figured it out: Ms Whitman is taking pointers from our old buddy Peter, the Bada Cheerleader. She called him up in Sweden, asked him how to pump up WeBOS to the unsuspecting public, and he gave her all his talking points on why Bada was going to run the mobile world in a couple years. Than she just crossed out Bada and inputted WeBOS. Peter lives on.......
27. theBankRobber posted on 17 Feb 2012, 13:30 1 0
Many have said this but I feel Google's OS is going really strong open sourced . There hasn't been anything drastic to make them think about closing the OS. It sets itself apart from the rest and how it can continue to give the paying customer's what they look forward to.
28. WirelessCon posted on 17 Feb 2012, 13:31 1 0
Meg Whitman is the Nic Cage of the tech industry.
Burritos for everyone!
33. Striker posted on 17 Feb 2012, 14:58 2 4
HP is a good company. They should put WebOS back on its feet, strenghten their product line with Win8 and most of all: Innovatoons, innovations! Otherwise they will be just another manufacturer like all the yellow ones like Samsung, LG, etc.
35. Droid_X_Doug posted on 17 Feb 2012, 15:38 0 0
Memo to HP Board of DIrectors - dump Meg! Now. You made a mistake. The longer you wait to do the inevitable, the worse it will be for HP.
37. solidsnakeduds013 posted on 17 Feb 2012, 17:02 0 0
It will always remain open wtf is she saying?
41. helrazr1586 posted on 17 Feb 2012, 19:05 0 0
It's gonna be pretty hard to not make android open souce being it's completely based on linux.
42. Exile_One posted on 18 Feb 2012, 00:18 0 0
See! This is what happens when you have to much education...
45. NateAdam8 posted on 18 Feb 2012, 09:47 0 0
Sale out to Microsoft cause WebOS needs to disappear anyway
47. REYNER posted on 18 Feb 2012, 18:27 0 0
that was very lame, i was able to try a webos well i can say way back before its a topnotch., but its downfall came when HP decides to dumped it despite its potential, and now what? they are trying to relive it once more? its not yet too late, but i think if they wanted to get the crowd of techie's attention once more. they better do the work not a chat! and they must double the effort., double the effort that the WP7 just did.
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