With high hopes on the success of the HP webOS platform which the company recently acquired from Palm, HP has called in ‘quits’ towards future development of the operating system. The company announced operations on the TouchPad and WebOS mobile phones to be discontinued specifically.
Ever since the launch of the TouchPad tablet in July, users reportedly encountered issues with the OS. And although an update to address the same was rolled out by the company, errors still continued to persist. With not much support from its users, the device was more or less deemed to go extinct.
“HP will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones. The devices have not met internal milestones and financial targets. HP will continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS software going forward,†stated the company.
On expecting revenue of $32.1 to $32.5 billion for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011, the company encountered a dip in its full year revenue of $127.2 to $127.6 billion for 2011 when compared with the $129 to 130 billion of the previous years. Also, HP confirmed its discussions with the Autonomy Corporation plc regarding the possibilities of a business combination. Furthermore, the company’s thoughts on the separation of its PSG (personal Systems group) are just another indication towards the end of the WebOS.
Although discontinued, HP states to continue generating and exploring newer options for better optimization of the OS in the future. With that being said, it’s certainly unclear as to what the company is actually trying to say on the future of the WebOS.
