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I don't think that was at all part of why it failed. Palm stuck to their OS but theirs failed too. I think all that ultimately mattered was that Android became
by Touche 9y ago
I don't think that was at all part of why it failed. Palm stuck to their OS but theirs failed too.
I think all that ultimately mattered was that Android became the Windows of mobile phones; an operating system that each manufacturer/carrier could customize to sell the idea of value-add (with no actual value-add, I know).
- miguelrochefort 9y agoPalm did not kill webOS. HP killed webOS.
- notfromhere 9y agowebOS wasn't going to survive regardless
- Touche 9y agoPalm sold webOS because it ran out of money. It ran out of money because webOS was not a success. It was really close, Verizon was going to make the Pre its flagship device but changed its mind when the Droid was a success. The smartphone landscape could looks very different right now had the timelines been just a tad different.