HP confirms Windows 8 tablet plans, webOS decision coming “in the next couple of months”

2. snowgator posted on 28 Oct 2011, 10:33 0 0

While I think a Windows 8 Tablet is a good idea, I just agree with you 100%. WeBOS is PERFECT for tablets, and could be the cash cow HP needs for that market. I do not think HP is cut out for the handset market, and should stay out of it where they were clearly over their heads. But the Tablet market is an extension of the laptop/notebook market, and HP and WeBOS could kill there. I do not think it is too late. In the buisness world, there is no such thing. Recover, learn from the mistakes you made, focus on tablets and make your mark!!

3. iankellogg posted on 28 Oct 2011, 10:58 1 0

The only way tablets generally outsell iPad's is by being a lot cheaper. I think the windows 8 tablet will sell well because of the windows brand.

5. JeffdaBeat posted on 28 Oct 2011, 13:07 1 0

See, I don't think that's the case. I think people have this perception that Microsoft is lame and the cool thing to do is find the alternative to the common. I do agree, the only way to compete is to sell for less. Some company needs to take a loss to get their tabs in more hands. Sony does that with every PlayStation 3 they sell (although I'm not sure how Sony's gaming division is doing right now). But Sony sells a ton of Playstation unlike they did before they dropped the pricing.

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7. andygallo posted on 28 Oct 2011, 13:25 0 0

I 100% agree that WebOS is excellent mobile OS that should NOT be killed off. BUT, I am not convinced that HP is the proper home for it. To me, a mobile OS is just a conduit for a company's services. I don't see what services that HP can really provide for a mobile user. Think about it, the major mobile OS's all are backed by some sort of cloud services. Google has Android, Microsoft (Bing, Hotmail) has WP7 and Apple (mobileme, iCloud) has iOS.

In my opinion, this is what I think should happen:

1) Yahoo should buy WebOS.
2) Make the built in apps Yahoo centric (mail, maps, news, finance, shopping, etc)
3) Build up the current App Catalog with ads (gotta make money somehow)
4) Write in drivers for hardware of all the current best selling Android devices
5) Open source it and/or offer it free (or next to free) to the major manufacturers.

This would at least bring Yahoo a little closer to parity to Google (not close, but closer) and get a larger user base.

8. snowgator posted on 28 Oct 2011, 15:26 0 0

I would still buy a WeBOS device before any other. I just am not sure if Yahoo has deep enough pockets to make it work. I love your idea if they do!!