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DATE | 2011-03-27 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] HP WebOS threats
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http://www.palm.com/us/products/pads/touchpad/index.html
On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 11:49:45PM -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: > > I know folks 'round these parts don't believe in pre-installed systems > but HP is making some serious noise about the GNU/Linux based WebOS > being preinstalled on EVERY HP system in the future, and I think that is > worthy of some notice. > > http://www.tomshardware.com/news/HP-WebOS-Palm-OS-WebOS-PC-Tablets-Smartphones,12352.html > > > Speaking to Bloomberg, HP CEO Leo Apotheker said that starting in 2012, > every one of HP?s PCs will be shipped with the ability to run WebOS as > well as Windows. > > Speaking to the Seattle Times, Phil McKinney, CTO of HP's personal > systems group, said the company's new approach would be "a combination > of taking the existing operating systems and bringing WebOS onto those > platforms and making it universal across all of our footprint." > > According to Bloomberg, the aim of including WebOS is to encourage > developers to develop applications for more than just phones and > tablets. The end result is hopefully differentiating HP PCs, printers, > tablets and phones from competitors' products. > > > In addition, things seem that they will start with the new "phones" and > touchpad devices that will be introduced this summer which at least > promise to have extrodenary interoperability with each other and HP > printers on the network, which, to my knowledge, would be the first time > you'll be able to readily print your email from your phone to your HP > lazerjet printer, all with a GNU/Linux backbone. > > http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/110209xc.html > > > https://ws.palm.com/maint/mypalmmaintenance.html > -- > http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Interesting Stuff > http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software > > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 > > http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 > > "Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME" > > "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." > > "> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.< > You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one." > > ? Copyright for the Digital Millennium >
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