HP’s webOS business model is in dire need of a shake up. After lack luster reviews of the HP TouchPad flooded the internet this morning, the two biggest complaints have been the hardware (specifically the weight) and application library. Licensing webOS would silence hardware critics and who better to deliver premium grade webOS hardware than Samsung. Are you ready for webOS-powered Samsung tablets?
The official word from HP CEO Leo Apotheker is that HP is currently talking “to a number of companies”, and they “are continuing conversations”. One suitor in particular is Samsung, though both HP and Samsung declined to comment in Bloomberg’s report. This marks the first time HP has confirmed it’s in talks to license webOS.
For consumers, a Samsung webOS tablet would level the playing field between Android, iOS and webOS. Application libraries aside, webOS is considered by many to have the most innovative UI and multi-tasking implementation. With a premium hardware vendor who could deliver cutting edge designs, webOS could become a major player.
Imagine the Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1 both running webOS. That’s a webOS world I could get behind.
via FierceWireless
