Mobile wars: end of WebOS
On the 18th of August, HP announce on the end of development and support of WebOS line of products:
The list of things that HP has failed to execute on with webOS since the acquisition is a mile long. The company has failed to use HP’s vaunted “scale” to grow the webOS Global Business Unit (GBU) enough so the division could create products to match HP’s ambition. It failed to release compelling hardware, instead using Palm’s old and tired designs for the Veer and Pre 3. HP released the Veer but failed to convince consumers that small phones could be cool again
The mobile market is left with main players: iOS, Android, Windows Phone OS, and some minor players from Bada and MeeGo.
Who’s next: Bada or MeeGo?
Original from Andrey Vystavkin Blog.