November 1, 2011
HP: Do Windows 8 tablets spell certain death for webOS? On The VAR Guy, the author gives his opinion on HP’s future. ” The VAR Guy thinks the right decision is to either let webOS die a quiet death (while supporting existing users), or release webOS into the wild to be open-sourced. The VAR Guy guesses the reason the team is working ‘quickly’ is because there’s precious time and resources needed to put webOS back into the spotlight, and the longer it’s away form the spotlight, the more it will cost HP to restore webOS from life support. But our resident blogger also believes webOS could have reached a point of no return. It may simply not be profitable to keep webOS around anymore, for any reason,” he writes. What’s your opinion?
Ultrabook sales off to a disappointing start, thanks to high prices On ZDNet, Sean Portnoy reports on poor sales for the ultra-thin computers. ” As Intel rolls out Ivy Bridge and Microsoft rolls out Windows 8, Ultrabooks may become more attractive to buyers, DigiTimes points out, especially if vendors can continue to find ways to lower the price tag for the new laptops. Thus far, however, those buyers haven’t responded to the new platform in the way Intel may have hoped,” he writes. What’s your opinion?
Sony may break up with Samsung On The Register, Brid-Aine Parnell reports on the relationship between the companies. ” Sources familiar with the matter were chatting with Nikkei and Reuters to say that the Japanese firm was hoping to strike a deal by the end of this year to sell its stake, which is nearly half, in the joint venture S-LCD to Samsung,” Parnell writes. What’s your opinion?
