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With webOS put out to pasture, Jon Rubinstein exits HP

Jon Rubinstein, the man who helped oversee Palm’s move to a new webOS operating system and later sold the company to Hewlett-Packard, has quietly exited the company. It’s an unsurprising move, but one thatĀ further signals the end of the Palm … Continue reading

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HP announces Open WebOS 1.0, available by September

Are you one of the lucky few that picked up a WebOS device? Good news, it’s still not dead. HP announced today that “Open WebOS” will be available come September 2012, and expect even more updates. Read more… Neowin.net

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webOS doomed to fail, say former HP and Palm employees

A new article quotes former HP and Palm employees as saying the operating system was doomed from the start when HP bought the rights to webOS when it purchased Palm in 2010. Read more… Neowin.net

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HP tried and failed to sell webOS for $1.2 billion

A new rumor claims that HP tried for months in 2011 to sell off its webOS division and all of the assets from its Palm acquisition for $ 1.2 billion but found no takers at that price. Read more… Neowin.net

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WebOS just died and became immortal

TouchPad fans can take solace knowing that webOS isn’t going anywhere – in every sense of the term. HP’s Apple crushing dreams might be crushed, but webOS lives on: say hello to the mobile Ubuntu. Read more… Neowin.net

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