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What? Source? I haven't heard of this before. That makes zero sense. Do you have any actual information about this?
by timtadh 16y ago
What? Source? I haven't heard of this before. That makes zero sense. Do you have any actual information about this?
- hornokplease 16y agoThe Business Insider reported that they were told this by an HP spokesman: After the event, a spokesperson explained that WebOS would probably ship as a customized user interface running on top of Windows, very similar to HP's TouchSmart today. Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/hps-webos-pcs-will-run-on-windows-not-replace-it-2011-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/hps-webos-pcs-will-run-on-win... I would also note that the linked Fortune article is referring to HP's mobile future, so it is not really discussing the PC business.
- wvenable 16y agoThis is the first I've heard of this, but I think it actually makes a lot of sense. This allows HP to market WebOS as a true phone/table/desktop OS much like Apple now does with iOS and Mac OS (especially now with the Mac app store). They already have their TouchSmart shell with "TouchSmart Apps" and games, so this is a very smart move.
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoI just googled HP Touchsmart to see what it is. I'm amazed to discover that HP already has a range of iMac style all-in-one computers with touchscreens. And they ship with software that allows you to buy touch-enabled games and comic reading apps etc. Seems like great synergy with WebOS, particularly as the review I found rated the hardware highly but thought the current software sucked. In fact they specifically noted the then recent purchase of Palm and speculated that webOS on a touch enabled PC would be a good move. edit: they've got one of those convertible laptop/tablet things with the swivel hinge in the range too.