MattLFC
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Keep up that man, that was a stupid, boarderline insane decision, made by a man who hates hardware, and suddenly went crazy. HP reversed that decision for the mostpart, but the damage was done to the phones and tablets division by the firesale and messing around consumers and retailers, hence they died a death. WebOS development, despite half the development team jumping ship, is still going strong, with the vision to become an open-source alternative to Android.
Considering that Meg Whitman still thinks WebOS will eventually become the replacement for Android (she fundamentally believes that Google will, sooner or later, make droid exclusive to Motorola, once the OS becomes a household name akin to Apple iPhone, to reap a return on their investment), it's highly unlikely that a. HP would go with Android, and b. HP would go with Windows Phone instead of WebOS. Whitman did state though, that HP would not make/develop any hardware in the future themselves.
However, as has been suggested, if the synergy between W8 tablets and WP8 handsets is exceptional, then they may consider launching a range of devices, made by another OEM, but branded by HP.
Considering that Meg Whitman still thinks WebOS will eventually become the replacement for Android (she fundamentally believes that Google will, sooner or later, make droid exclusive to Motorola, once the OS becomes a household name akin to Apple iPhone, to reap a return on their investment), it's highly unlikely that a. HP would go with Android, and b. HP would go with Windows Phone instead of WebOS. Whitman did state though, that HP would not make/develop any hardware in the future themselves.
However, as has been suggested, if the synergy between W8 tablets and WP8 handsets is exceptional, then they may consider launching a range of devices, made by another OEM, but branded by HP.