HP is Finished

Discussion in 'Technology' started by cmdrmonkey, Aug 19, 2011.

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  1. #61 khaid, Oct 3, 2011
    Just got my touchpad in earlier today. Hell this $99 touchpad is well worth it over that flimsy ass cr48 chromebook from google for free. It plays 720p flash videos with no probs (the webos browser on the touchpad is full browser) while the cr48 drops frames on 480p videos.
     
  2. #62 bfun, Oct 3, 2011
    You suck. My order was cancelled.
     
  3. #63 khaid, Oct 4, 2011
    SOON

    http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?5682-Build-Progress-Updated-10-4

    To tell you the truth, I don't even really know what I'd use android on it for. Initially I thought tablet browsers function the same as mobile browsers but that's not the case. And since this is android 2.3.5 port and not honeycomb, i'd be using apps not optimized for tablet 10" screen. Maybe if I had netflix or hulu+ i'd care but i do not. dual boot indeed.
     
  4. #64 bfun, Oct 7, 2011
    I thought the Android tablets were faked but I guess not.

    http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/07/hp-launching-an-investigation-into-touchpads-shipped-with-androi/
     
  5. #65 khaid, Oct 13, 2011
    http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?4011-Discussion-CyanogenMod-team-Touchpad-port

    Bam. CM7 alpha released.
     
  6. #66 cmdrmonkey, Oct 27, 2011
    HP has decided to keep its PC division after all.

    http://arstechnica.com/#!/business/news/2011/10/hp-changes-mind-will-keep-pc-division-after-all.ars
     
  7. #67 bfun, Oct 27, 2011
    I figured they might. Even if they are loosing money it's a great way to advertise their brand name. Does anyone still remember IBM?
     
  8. #68 cmdrmonkey, Oct 27, 2011
    Their PCs suck but they have huge market share. Seemed kind of silly to spin it off.
     
  9. #69 bfun, Oct 29, 2011
    No buyers for WebOS. It's days are numbered.


    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/28/hp-psg-keep-webos-kill?CMP=twt_gu
     
  10. #70 khaid, Dec 9, 2011
    So months and months after this fiasco, HP FINALLY decides on what to do with webos and crushes all the rumors. They will be open sourcing it. In other words, their whole acquisition of Palm has been a waste.

    http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/9/2623943/webos-being-open-sourced-says-hp
     
  11. #71 bfun, Dec 9, 2011
    I think this is good news. WebOS might still survive and HP might still get some benefit out of it.
     
  12. #72 khaid, Sep 14, 2012
    So for those who haven't followed. Beta for Open WebOS started at the end of last month.

    And look at this!! HP goes full retard.

    "HP CEO Meg Whitman says 'we have to ultimately offer a smartphone'"

    http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/14/3331282/hp-working-on-smartphone

    They've decided to go full circle on their decisions from last year.
     
  13. #73 cmdrmonkey, Sep 14, 2012
    When I posted this, they really looked like they were done. The clown who was running the company at that time seemed determined to run the company into the ground.
     
  14. #74 alterego, Sep 14, 2012
    That's why Meg Whitman makes the big bucks: it only took her a year to figure out that smartphones were a reboot of the PC industry. Bonuses all around!
     
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