HP to put WebOS on ALL PCs starting in 2012

[dlleno]

its probably aimed at seemless connectivity with PCs, phones, and tablets, and work as an extension to Windows. seems consistent with their WebOS announcement targeting context transfer between any of these devices.

[m8o]

HP Stuffing WebOS into All PCs Starting in 2012 - PCWorld

In regards to the way the writer of the article linked-to chose to title it, I'd hardly call running software as small as something that would be to run on the limited resources of a mobile device, "stuffing" ... But aside from that, I'd rather enjoy being able to 'touch' a HP TouchPad to my HP 8740w and transfer the complete state of complex applications.

p.s. as someone who loved Palm's graffiti and was quite proficient writing w/it, I'd love to see it survive. Anyone know if the WebOS supports graffiti?

[cy007]

The question is, would WebOS run on all current HP laptops?

[warnec]

The question is, would WebOS run on all current HP laptops?

Probably not. I think they'll implement some kind of security measures (maybe onboard chips, like Apple?) to prevent their software from getting installed on other brands' devices. I am afraid this could hit current HP lappys as well.

[m8o]

Probably not. I think they'll implement some kind of security measures (maybe onboard chips, like Apple?) to prevent their software from getting installed on other brands' devices. I am afraid this could hit current HP lappys as well.

But every device environment can run within an emulator; you just don't have access to some of the hardware specific interfaces that can't also be simulated. Part of the key to doing what's proposed I think is how seamlessly it can be rolled-up into one easy to use application by the non-technical masses. The other thought perhaps is running the WebOS might be dependent on an actual peripheral which is the heart of the mobile device; so would only work on new machines with the peripheral that's "WebOS enabled".

[tranzparentl]

Probably not. I think they'll implement some kind of security measures (maybe onboard chips, like Apple?) to prevent their software from getting installed on other brands' devices. I am afraid this could hit current HP lappys as well.

If they are trying to build an App store like Apple and Google then they should want as many devices as possible to run WebOS.

[tybert7]

But every device environment can run within an emulator; you just don't have access to some of the hardware specific interfaces that can't also be simulated. Part of the key to doing what's proposed I think is how seamlessly it can be rolled-up into one easy to use application by the non-technical masses. The other thought perhaps is running the WebOS might be dependent on an actual peripheral which is the heart of the mobile device; so would only work on new machines with the peripheral that's "WebOS enabled".

Do you think it would be bad to let webOS be usable on other non hp laptops though?


I guess if people really like it they'd prefer people needed an HP machine to use it.

[Lithus]

In my experience, WebOS is absolutely the best mobile operating system around. It has true multitasking with its cards system that no other system (iOS, Android, Blackberry) has been even able to come close to. It's an absolute shame that Palm/HP hasn't been able to release killer hardware to go along with it.

However, that said, I don't know how well WebOS would do in a laptop environment. I don't see what advantages it would have over a quickboot linux distro.

(As far as an app store, Palm/HP has one already).

[ray4jc]

so anyone have any thoughts on this now...seeing all the things that have happened since?

i know many still do have strong feelings for WebOS but its obvious it didn't work out the way HP planned