July 11, 2011

Switched On: Wanting webOS

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.


The last Switched On discussed why HP could have more success licensing webOS than Palm or PalmSource ever did with with Palm OS. To put it in the context of a more modern conflict, HP's handsets could be the equivalent of a Google Nexus devices (but selling better in HP's ideal), competing with phones from other Android stakeholders. Even the Nexus phones, however, are ultimately produced by existing licensees such as HTC and Samsung.
WebOS as a licensed operating system would likely compete most

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