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dstein on June 9, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: HP TouchPad: Shipping July 1

I think HP's marketing is wrong, they shouldn't be touting the WebOS operating system so much because ordinary people don't care. The operating system is irrelevant in this type of device. In fact, I think something along the lines of Google's ChromeOS is the right operating system for a tablet -- an ultralight web-browsing only device with cloud-connected filesystem for downloads/photos/movies etc. It's the only type of device that I foresee being able to really compete against the iPad.

r00fus on June 9, 2011 | [–]

It's important if one of the goals of the TouchPad is to rejuvenate the WebOS brand so they can market it for notebooks and other non-tablet/phone devices in the future.

viraptor on June 9, 2011 | [–]

It might be relevant because it's going to run on desktops too. That means you get webos in both places - it's a word people will have to remember.

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