LG Electronics Buying webOS From HP

[exfileme]

Palm's ill-fated webOS may have a fighting chance after all.

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[m32]

Google should've bought it, since I think they could use some parts of it. Poor WebOS.

 

[irish_adam]

yeah the multi tasking ability of my HP touchpad is amazing, just a shame i have to dual boot android because webOS doesnt have the apps available to it. TBH i think webOS is better than android, if i had access to the apps on android without dual booting then i would never load up android on it

 

[becherovka]

I think this is more about "engineering talent" + "patents" + some of the "sorce code" rather than LG bringing WebOS back.

 

[g-unit1111]

Web OS is a GREAT mobile phone OS with Flash and unparalleled multitasking. Damn you HP for buying Palm and killing it before it reached a mass audience. Hopefully LG gives it a good home.

 

[tomaz99]

[citation][nom]irish_adam[/nom]yeah the multi tasking ability of my HP touchpad is amazing, just a shame i have to dual boot android because webOS doesnt have the apps available to it. TBH i think webOS is better than android, if i had access to the apps on android without dual booting then i would never load up android on it[/citation]

I have the same setup...but don't think webOS is as good as android...4.0+

When the touchpad came out I think Android 3.0 was just released...so almost everything out there was on 2.3 or so. At *that time* WebOS was superior to those Android versions.

Android has just come a long way in under two years...while WebOS remained stagnant.

 

[COLGeek]

Why buy WebOS and not go with a more robust Linux distro?

 

[wemakeourfuture]

[citation][nom]COLGeek[/nom]Why buy WebOS and not go with a more robust Linux distro?[/citation]

They want something that is somewhat mature in the mobile space and have complete IP control

 

[COLGeek]

They want something that is somewhat mature in the mobile space and have complete IP control

Good points, but I don't see WebOS making a dent in the mobile market because of the existing competition (Android, iOS, etc). Still IP control, given the new business model of success through litigation for copyright/patent infringement, is certainly highly desirable.

 

[redeemer]

Mobile OS market is going to be stacked, FireFox OS, BB10, Unbuntu!!!!

 

[Belardo]

I'm guessing that they only paid $100,000 for webOS. This sadly reminds me of Amiga back in the 90s. Every time it changed hands it got worse and worse and every company died afterwards. The commodore curse.

 

[shadowfamicom]

I just love the way webOS runs and is laid out. I only bought a TouchPad for cheap to use it to watch some videos at a part time job as a convenience store clerk I had. But the OS itself I found really great to use, would have loved to have seen more apps for it though.

 

[bookwormsy]

So then whats happening with OpenWebOS?

 

[back_by_demand]

So, how many BEEEEEEELION!!!!! dollars has HP wasted?

 

[GreaseMonkey_62]

Best news I've heard since HP took a dump on the Touchpad and webOS project. Looking forward to what LG will produce.

 

[GreaseMonkey_62]

So, how many BEEEEEEELION!!!!! dollars has HP wasted?

Lots and lots and lots.