HP Slate may be running webOS soon under a different name.
A day after announcing the purchase of Palm, HP was rumored to be killing the Slate which was to be released in June. Microsoft had announced the Slate project back in January just ahead of Apple’s announcement of the iPad. So why would HP be killing it now, just one month away? HP insiders are rumored to be saying that it was because Windows 7 ran too slow on it, but the timing is just too coincidental. One of the biggest reasons HP bought Palm was for their webOS, which would give them full control over the operating system and reduce their relationship (read: expenses) with Microsoft.
Legal Tactics
HP more than likely had legal licensing agreements lined up with Microsoft for the Slate since January, long before HP knew they would be acquiring their own operating system. Killing the project is equivalent to eliminating someone’s position instead of firing them outright. The result is the same, but the legalities of the maneuver are different. In the same way, if the agreement with Microsoft was for the Slate then all HP would have to do is kill the name and make an end run around the legal agreement. Expect a ‘phoenix’ version of the Slate reborn with webOS coming later this year.
5/12/2010 UPDATE: HP rumored to be launching the slate under the codename, Hurricane, in the third quarter of 2010. Read more.
[...] on all of its mobile devices from PDAs to tablet PCs. HP’s new slate PC was to run Windows 7, but we may see a webOS version [...]
Yeah, you’re probably right. I hope so because that hardware looks pretty sweet.
[...] Why HP really killed the Slate [...]
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I just enjoy this Ipad. This is among the very best expenditures I’ve ever done. It will be a tad highly-priced, nonetheless it is certainly worth the amount. It is going to accomplish nearly exactly what I wanted it to complete. I can not wait to find out the things they have got for upgrades in the foreseeable future.
[...] on all of its mobile devices from PDAs to tablet PCs. HP’s new slate PC was to run Windows 7, but we may see a webOS version [...]
I love the new touch screen generation because it is easy to switch between different programs. But I think it must give a notebook with a touch screen like the iPad because it is useful by the work. Why nobody offer such notebooks?