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HP to let other manufacturers use webOS?

Posted: 01 Jun 2011, 16:27, by Alan F.

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HP to let other manufacturers use webOS?

HP's Jon Rubinstein hinted today that the company might allow other manufacturers to use webOS. Speaking in California at the Qualcomm uplinq event, Rubinstein said, "We're not announcing anything today and our model is not to be a licensing business but clearly there is tremendous strength in being able to build entire ecosystems to deliver a unified experience. I think that we're be more than willing to partner with one or two special companies. Somebody who brings value to the ecosystem." Sounds like we could see an Android-style distribution for webOS.

The former Apple and Palm executive added that the platform has the full backing of HP. According to Rubinstein, the company plans on putting the OS on printers, computers and more. When asked if this was similar to the mentality at Apple, Rubinstein said that it was different, noting HP's strength in accessing the consumer and the enterprise and content users in the PC market.

source: Pocket-lint

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1. WirelessCon posted on 01 Jun 2011, 16:31 1 7

Over a year too late for WebOS.

7. Lucas777 posted on 01 Jun 2011, 23:14 1 1

well we shall see either wp7 or webos... which one will rise? gotta say i think it will be wp7... the interface is much better and they already have nokia...

2. BobbyTaba posted on 01 Jun 2011, 16:40 6 0

I could see htc making one great webos phone

5. Fanboys Suck posted on 01 Jun 2011, 20:12 2 0

Brilliant Move!

3. luis_lopez_351 posted on 01 Jun 2011, 18:17 3 2

OH yeah! Quality Motorola or HTC Web Os phones. Hopefully they do not add Custom UI's.

13. derp (unregistered) posted on 02 Jun 2011, 10:35 1 0

HTC would be good, but for the love of god, do not let Motorola or Samsung get their hands on it.

6. snowgator posted on 01 Jun 2011, 21:35 0 0

as I type on my Palm Pre Plus, all I can wonder about is how nice a WebOS device HTC could pump out. I shiver at the thought.

8. GYNGA posted on 02 Jun 2011, 01:01 0 0

Yeah, HTC with webOS would be cool

9. aamir adam (unregistered) posted on 02 Jun 2011, 01:18 0 0

yes htc with webos will look great ,,

10. 530gemini posted on 02 Jun 2011, 03:50 0 0

Good move. Exclusivity to HP will not work for WebOS. iOS is just too dominant in that "exclusive" OS niche. By expanding to other manufacturers, it will give WebOS better chances of getting exposed on a wider scale.