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I really liked the HP tablet with WebOS, got it for $99 when they blew them out and it was useful for a couple years and then the web browser became too obsolet
by kev009 9y ago
I really liked the HP tablet with WebOS, got it for $99 when they blew them out and it was useful for a couple years and then the web browser became too obsolete.
It would be interesting if some kind of political rift propelled WebOS back into phones.
- acct1771 9y agoLike, Google having too much power over manufacturers? Like LG?
- kev009 9y agoYeah imagine some mfgs saying enough is enough and Samsung and LG teaming up on a transition to WebOS across budget and flagship phones. They'd have enough power to gain meaningful presence in some countries. I think you'd probably need an Android sandbox to bootstrap any worldwide competitor.
- hajile 9y agoTizen basically limits development to web apps and the Samsung SDK agreement signs all your rights over to Samsung (unless something changed recently). Because of Samsung's strong-armed control over a "Linux foundation project", nobody wants to touch it (Meego was way better in that regard -- Intel and Nokia have much better corporate culture regarding open source projects). FirefoxOS had some potential, but the Firefox guys killed it and it was often viewed as bad Android (probably due to only shipping on crappy devices). A premium phone with webOS could be a device that has the benefit of web apps, with the fallback of native (a big feature for a lot of important apps) with a compelling UI.