HP’s Leap of Faith

HP decides to stop making webOS hardware (phones/tablets)…

Whether you are a fan of HP products and webOS or not, getting your hands on a HP TouchPad tablet for $99 is a steal. Since this is no secret, it might be hard to leave your computer and get one now because most places are sold out. But don’t be alarmed, HP is still planning on continuing webOS. They are hoping to join with another companty to license this software on different devices. If you already have a webOS device, you may still see webOS updates in the future.

Running a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor, user experience should be anything but sluggish. Married to a nice 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768 pixel touch screen, and a lovely price, you can’t go wrong. A down fall about HP’s webOS is its lack of applications from outside users (a.k.a. third party applications).

But don’t get all frazzled, there is good news (kinda) emerging from the wood work. Developers, like the popular CyanogenMod software makers who ported Android to the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color, are planning to port Ubuntu (Linux) and the ever so popular Google Android to this HP Tablet. So for all you android lovers out there, be patient and you can get an affordable tablet running your favorite OS.

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