Is this the end of the road for webOS?
0. phoneArena posted on 19 Aug 2011, 08:58
It seems like it was yesterday when all eyes were set on webOS – a shiny newcomer in the industry, promising to finally put an end to the iPhone's undisputed reign. Yesterday quickly passed though, and today HP announced that it's discontinuing its operations for webOS devices...
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1. dandirk posted on 19 Aug 2011, 09:00 0 0
yes... end of road... rest in pease... adios... see ya later
3. haikallp (unregistered) posted on 19 Aug 2011, 09:18 1 0
It's really sad to see a potentially successful OS to go just like that. But HP made a grave mistake. They were not serious about WebOS and this is the price you have to pay. The mobile world is tough, only the strongest survive and one cannot be complacent (like nokia and hp)
4. JeffdaBeat posted on 19 Aug 2011, 09:22 5 1
WebOS was one of the finest OS's on the market, but the missteps taken killed it. Palm should have taken the Android route with the flavor of Windows Phone 7. If this is your last ditch effort to stay afloat, let manufacturers put your OS into as many hands as possible. Give them specifications so not to cause fragmentation and you're good to go. WebOS was so talked about and highly reviewed that Palm would have come back like herpes. But they made it exclusive to Palm and Sprint...the most unpopular company of the four at the time. Sprint and Palm lost out on this. The few customers who thought about leaving their carrier for Sprint were stalled because both AT&T and Verizon made the statement they'd get WebOS in less than a year. And in that less than a year, folks forgot about Palm. HP didn't help because they made the same damn phone with the same rules.
16. snowgator posted on 19 Aug 2011, 11:11 1 0
Jeff, it is really, really good to see you posting again!!!
24. The_Miz posted on 19 Aug 2011, 16:33 0 4
It was on a poorly designed piece of garbage phone. Maybe Google can take the offer and improve their horribly overrated OS since Android is still a fluke in design.
25. DroidPositive (unregistered) posted on 19 Aug 2011, 17:24 2 0
I have read many articles and have read the comments of The_Miz time after time. Do you ever say anything positive about anything? With all the negativity of yours it would not surprise me if you are single and have virtually no friends...We all KNOW you do not like android but if it was near as bad as you try to make it seem then it would not be as popular as it is right now. Do not berate things you do not like just because it is your opinion that it is worthless!
5. PeterIfromsweden posted on 19 Aug 2011, 09:28 2 7
"Windows Phone 7 seems like the more likely candidate for now"
Ahem, PhoneArena, bada has more market share than WP7 and bada looks like it has a big potential to take the number 3 spot.
12. bada this wave that stfu alrea (unregistered) posted on 19 Aug 2011, 10:38 5 0
Why are all of your posts completely and irrelevantly always about samsung's bada OS and wave series? Its kind of getting annoying and old to say the least. Your worst than Apple fan boys and android fan boys altogether. At least other fan boys are drooling over an OS thats worth talking about.
13. oddmanout posted on 19 Aug 2011, 10:46 2 0
You GOTTA be joking when you say bada has more potential than WP7 to take the number 3 spot.
14. jura21 posted on 19 Aug 2011, 11:06 1 0
well..in q2 2011..bada sold 2.06M handsets and wp7 only 1.76M....bada infact has a good potential in developing countries due to their phones being in range of $149-$400 off contract....while wp7 comes for $500+ without a contract...
29. PeterIfromsweden posted on 20 Aug 2011, 06:20 0 0
bada definitley has more potential than WP7 to take the number 3 spot.
As Jura said, bada sold more than WP7 in Q2. And with bada 2.0.1 coming up and the Wave 3 bada will sell even better in Q4.
28. remyrz posted on 19 Aug 2011, 23:08 0 0
Mr Bada on the move :P... i like your faith man :) Bada is quite good :) but I like WP7 more :/
6. snowgator posted on 19 Aug 2011, 09:29 5 0
Why would HTC or Samsung jump on this unsupported OS? That is a pipedream. HTC is happily all in on Android and seems committed to W7. Why would they want a third OS? Samsung is the worlds leader in Android sales, and dabbles with W7 while developing Bada in certain markets. Why would they want a fourth OS? If anyone takes on WebOS, maybe a Sony-Errickson or a smaller developer. But do they have the deep pockets to do it? LG has been linked to MeeGo. RIM has QNX to fall back on. Google just spent billions on Motorola, so them purchasing and incorperating it into Android seems like a bad fit money wise. HP seems to have a gem that shines bright, but is just the wrong color or size for any jewler to work with. What a sad, sad waste.
7. Mattgto99 (unregistered) posted on 19 Aug 2011, 09:31 1 1
What about QNX OS on upcomming blackberries for the #3 spot against WP7
9. goodbye (unregistered) posted on 19 Aug 2011, 09:57 1 0
yep goodbye webos cuz nobody uses you lol, oh meego and symbian when>
10. Moo (unregistered) posted on 19 Aug 2011, 09:58 1 0
QNX i have used in the mid late 90s when I was exploring alternatives to windows. It had a very small footprint and would pretty much do the basics. RIM has a chance if they use QNX right.
As we have read about WebOs you can have a good os but if you do not do the right things it does not do very well.
11. cornerofthemoon posted on 19 Aug 2011, 10:29 3 1
webOS is the Tim Pawlenty of smartphones.
15. jura21 posted on 19 Aug 2011, 11:08 2 0
HP should now make it open source if they really want this project to continue
