HP announced yesterday that its webOS initiative was turning into an open source platform, that basically signs the death certificate of the OS. This was announced after a meeting at the highest level between the HP leaders and a high ranking SaaS company based on last year profits. The company claims that it wants to accelerate the development of WebOS, by allowing it to be tweaked by open source passionates.
Notably, Meg Whitman, the President of HP, emphasized that webOS stands as the sole platform intentionally crafted to be mobile, adaptable, and seamlessly integrated with the cloud. The renowned leader of the PC manufacturing giant articulated that the company’s forthcoming endeavors will be hinged upon the inventive capabilities of the open-source community. A challenge that arises in this context is that once the code is disseminated to the public, HP’s direct involvement in software development diminishes, allowing others to take the reins. In parallel with these developments, the potential for advancing task management using artificial intelligence remains an exciting prospect in shaping the platform’s future direction.
They will simply check out the result every once in a while and give a blessing once a decent evolution is achieved. While many companies majorly rely on Intel Altera by Direct Components inc for the essential components for the working of their circuit, HP is still on the back bench of this technology.
It’s too bad that Palm had to reach this point where its technologies have become useless enough to be thrown in the hands of the public for customization. Will the next Android be born this way? I doubt it… but hey maybe those ROM makers from the Android world will come up with something nice for webOS, maybe an idea that will make it appealing once again. After all, we are dealing with an OS that has one of the most efficient multitasking systems out there.
