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New leaks suggest WebOS had fundamental design problems

0. phoneArena posted on 02 Jan 2012, 15:06

According to designers that have worked with WebOS, poor choices early in the software's genesis may have doomed WebOS even before HP purchased it...

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1. snowgator posted on 02 Jan 2012, 15:25

Wow. HP is really in a bad way. Got the feeling this is a dead horse, and those of us that used it should just enjoy the memories......

2. Gdrye posted on 02 Jan 2012, 17:14

i never really liked web os do to the fact that it was slow. but for a rushed product i think it turned out pretty well...but damn was it slow

3. rob5150 posted on 02 Jan 2012, 20:07

Ive.got a 99$ touchpad and applied the tweaks and patches and sped it up alot. Mostly by stopping alot of logging and reporting software running in the background.. and paying a couple dollars on a better browser.but, right now I'm typing this on my touchpad running anDroid cyanogen

4. vijaysivakula posted on 02 Jan 2012, 23:02

I love my Pre 3 and WebOS. Hasnt fallen short of any iOS or Android device. All these are statements to diminish the value of the OS to jack up the value of others.

7. snowgator posted on 03 Jan 2012, 11:59

Oh, for the chance to just have seen and played around with a Pre 3. You are a lucky person, vijaysivakula. ;-D

5. speckledapple posted on 03 Jan 2012, 05:55 1

That is why they should have taken their time. Companies are so fast to get something out that is half of what it should be. Patience is a virtue and HP should have done that with WebOS. I think they would have provided a much more compelling product if they took the time. Hopefully their recent move with webOS will certainly provide something truly beautiful in the future.

6. snowgator posted on 03 Jan 2012, 11:57

If so, I would at least check it out.

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