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Maybe v2 will be webOS? One can dream, no?
by steele 15y ago
Maybe v2 will be webOS? One can dream, no?
- joshlane4 15y agoI'm not sure why you would want WebOS? Android sounds great to me.
- LeafStorm 15y agoAmazon's already invested a lot in the Android platform with the Amazon Appstore and all the other assorted Amazon Android apps. Considering that migrating to WebOS would require Amazon to: (a) actually obtain the rights to WebOS (whereas Android they can just fork a version from git), (b) retool all their existing app infrastructure to support WebOS, and (c) promoting WebOS to developers when probably the only WebOS device that would be available to them would be the new Kindle and the fire-saled Touchpads, I don't really see them moving to WebOS, or away from Android in general, anytime soon.
- hollerith 15y ago>whereas Android they can just fork a version from git No, they also have to negotiate patent licenses or find some other way to avoid injunctions. (Sadly.)
- mmahemoff 15y agoIt's funny that the general incompetence of HP's new leader is one of the factors which led to Amazon's success over the years, especially with third-party suppliers. Unless they arranged to buy the OS outright (very unlikely given their existing commitments), we won't see it.