HP's Meg Whitman doesn't know what to do with webOS
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16 Comments
1. tuminatr posted on 08 Nov 2011, 20:30 8
the wrong company bought webOS, if HTC would have bought them the whole world would still have another great choice in smart phone OS. As it stands HP trashed a great oppertunity
2. iankellogg posted on 08 Nov 2011, 21:05 3
This really goes back further than HP all the way back to palm. Palm was late to the party and did a pretty bad job with the hardware first pass as well as advertising and app support. I don't there is a single company that could have made WebOS succeed after palm failed and I highly doubt any of the phone manufactures wanted to buy a proven failure.
4. tuminatr posted on 08 Nov 2011, 21:21 2
True but they put the nail in the coffin, maybe someone else could have turned them around. and google it HTC and Palm were in talks when HP closed the deal
15. remixfa posted on 09 Nov 2011, 19:55 0
I had a small sliver of hope when HP bought WebOS. They are a computer company after all with a decent reputation. Man have they really messed things up though. I would have been happier if someone like HTC or Asus had bought it, but i thought at least HP would be decent.. WOOPS.
5. Cwebb posted on 08 Nov 2011, 21:22 2
If Apple took over just the looks and had a good sized app market and then handed it back to Palm for webOS and then said don't touch, it would be way more popular than iOS
Disclaimer: I have an Evo 3d, I love Android, but I think that if all OS's were combined, it would make one helluva system
6. tuminatr posted on 08 Nov 2011, 22:29 1
and i have a t-bolt and a photon. never owned a palm but i liked the os, sad to see it go
14. downphoenix posted on 09 Nov 2011, 12:30 1
HP has been on a downward spiral for a while, its a shame because they were a great company and IMO they make the best PCs of the major PC manufacturers. Then they decide they want to throw it all away to try and chase a cloud dream that IBM and others have already beat them to.
8. HTCiscool posted on 09 Nov 2011, 02:43 1
HP should focus on what products are in circulation. Right now they are riding on brand recognition more so then Acer or Toshiba and they are falling behind. Their screens suck, the hardware is good but their PCs are simply unreliable.
9. vijaysivakula posted on 09 Nov 2011, 02:46 0
Sad to see fantastic OSs like WebOS and Meego going begging for someone to help them survive.
10. ivanko34 posted on 09 Nov 2011, 03:48 0
Yes. We already all know that HP doesnt know nothing about nothing.
Maybe they should change their boss and found one who knows what to do !
12. corporateJP posted on 09 Nov 2011, 10:37 0
Meg Whitman doesn't know what to do with her head, either, as it is up her backside.
13. snowgator posted on 09 Nov 2011, 11:39 0
I agree with what Mrs. Whitman said, through and through. Smartphones are a way more competitive market and is tougher to break into. If HP sticks with the Tablet market, it will be a huge investment: apps, ecosystem, upgrades, suppliers which may be hesitant to jump back on board after the last fiasco, ect, ect.
Tablets makes sense, but HP is not in a position to do it. There is enough cash in their banks to make it work, and there are plenty of software experience they could hire to do it right. Their hearts ain't in it. They are too worried about the short term costs of the start ups and the build of the ecosystem than the long term advantages of being on the still-ground floor of the tablet market. WeBOS is perfect for tablets. Hope an Amazon or someone who wants that perfect match is available. Truly do.
16. remixfa posted on 09 Nov 2011, 20:08 0
yea but they need hype.. they kinda.. killed the hype with their last fiasco. getting into HIGH end smartphones can rebuild some of that hype. They need to make phones on par with the SGS2, not with the Pre... and that will generate some hype. They just need to stick to high end and business class and build back up that brand as a premiere brand. Works for apple, it could work for HP as well.
