HP keeping PSG after-all

rsanchez1 · 10/27/2011, 03:59 PM

So the game of will they or won't they ends. HP has officially announced they are not going to spin-off the PSG. Unfortunately for us webOS fans, the other will they or won't they game is still on, they haven't made a decision on reversing the end of webOS. BUT, they do have a conference call scheduled (at the time of this posting) right about now, so who knows if Meg will let one slip.

HP to keep PC division | This is my next...

CGK · 10/27/2011, 04:05 PM

Can't get it to load, the conference call just spins and spins - not the best advert for HP's scale...

Edit - ah loaded - the CFO is now on.

rsanchez1 · 10/27/2011, 04:17 PM

Meg: "I think we need to be in the tablet business, and we're certainly going to be there with Windows 8, and we're going to make a long-term decision with webOS in the coming months."

chalx · 10/27/2011, 04:20 PM

Agony will continue.

everythingsablur · 10/27/2011, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chalx

Agony will continue.

A stay of execution is better than an outright toe tag...

Isn't it?

I guess anything other than an outright "we're back in webOS 100%" is going to be an albatross for the develop community and users in general...

rsanchez1 · 10/27/2011, 04:30 PM

Q: "Does that mean we should expect smartphone re-entry via Windows?"
A: "Ultra-mobile is a notebook category, so it doesn't have any relevance to smartphones..."

Nice way of dodging the question, Bradley.

Meg mentions that the way they can win is by making products desirable to consumers, but they lost this customer unless they decide to bring back webOS smartphones, no matter how "desirable" their "ultra-mobile" products are.

nappy · 10/27/2011, 04:34 PM

Not sure if this has anything to do with webOS. Didn't HP move it out of PSG's hands?

akitayo · 10/27/2011, 04:36 PM

Some words I hardly heard on the recent HP audio webcast:

Todd Bradley: Meg Whitman and Jon are working together to make a decision in a couple of months about WebOS.

However I expect something new on the Nov 21st HP earnigs conference call. ???

Wheel_nut · 10/27/2011, 04:37 PM

About That Spinoff...H-P Abandons Plan To Ditch PC Unit | Fox Business

Is there still hope for webOS?

joen05 · 10/27/2011, 04:38 PM

A decision will be made......In the coming months....

rsanchez1 · 10/27/2011, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nappy

Not sure if this has anything to do with webOS. Didn't HP move it out of PSG's hands?

Well, Debbie Downer, when they announce they will reverse one of their decisions, it's a good time to ask them what other decisions will be reversed, isn't it? (And many callers did just that.)

kthxbai

rstark · 10/27/2011, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joen05

A decision will be made......In the coming months....

I don't have a good feeling about the future of webOS

sledge007 · 10/27/2011, 04:46 PM

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joen05 · 10/27/2011, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rstark

I don't have a good feeling about the future of webOS

I know what you mean. And I sincerely hope we are all wrong. I wish they would have been more definitive about webOS on today's call.

nappy · 10/27/2011, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rsanchez1

Well, Debbie Downer, when they announce they will reverse one of their decisions, it's a good time to ask them what other decisions will be reversed, isn't it? (And many callers did just that.)

kthxbai

I agree. And I think there's a clear answer in Bradley's non-answer.

rsanchez1 · 10/27/2011, 05:07 PM

Yeah, but I guess that's just standard fare from these guys. I swear, they must have worked for some president's press team, they're just that good at dodging questions.

CardiffGiant11 · 10/27/2011, 05:10 PM

Good news even if WebOS is still up in the air. Windows 8 will probably be the go to Table OS for them but even if they don't put out more Web OS devices, it will likely mean at the least we'll hopefully get support and maintenance releases for a while longer.

jrstinkfish · 10/27/2011, 08:18 PM

Just for the sake of argument ... why would HP make another webOS tablet or phone? I can see them keeping the money maker (PCs), so reversing that decision makes sense.

10/27/2011, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
rsanchez1 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,834 Likes Received: 89 Thanks: 55 Thanked 323 Times in 228 Posts	HP keeping PSG after-all So the game of will they or won't they ends. HP has officially announced they are not going to spin-off the PSG. Unfortunately for us webOS fans, the other will they or won't they game is still on, they haven't made a decision on reversing the end of webOS. BUT, they do have a conference call scheduled (at the time of this posting) right about now, so who knows if Meg will let one slip. HP to keep PC division \| This is my next... __________________ Grav - Canvas-based Gravity Simulation
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rsanchez1 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,834 Likes Received: 89 Thanks: 55 Thanked 323 Times in 228 Posts	Meg: "I think we need to be in the tablet business, and we're certainly going to be there with Windows 8, and we're going to make a long-term decision with webOS in the coming months." __________________ Grav - Canvas-based Gravity Simulation
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rsanchez1 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,834 Likes Received: 89 Thanks: 55 Thanked 323 Times in 228 Posts	Q: "Does that mean we should expect smartphone re-entry via Windows?" A: "Ultra-mobile is a notebook category, so it doesn't have any relevance to smartphones..." Nice way of dodging the question, Bradley. Meg mentions that the way they can win is by making products desirable to consumers, but they lost this customer unless they decide to bring back webOS smartphones, no matter how "desirable" their "ultra-mobile" products are. __________________ Grav - Canvas-based Gravity Simulation
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nappy Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,031 Likes Received: 261 Thanks: 89 Thanked 402 Times in 277 Posts	Not sure if this has anything to do with webOS. Didn't HP move it out of PSG's hands?
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akitayo News Contributor Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,577 Likes Received: 51 Thanks: 112 Thanked 637 Times in 240 Posts	Some words I hardly heard on the recent HP audio webcast: Todd Bradley: Meg Whitman and Jon are working together to make a decision in a couple of months about WebOS. However I expect something new on the Nov 21st HP earnigs conference call. ???
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rsanchez1 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,834 Likes Received: 89 Thanks: 55 Thanked 323 Times in 228 Posts	Yeah, but I guess that's just standard fare from these guys. I swear, they must have worked for some president's press team, they're just that good at dodging questions. __________________ Grav - Canvas-based Gravity Simulation
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CardiffGiant11 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 30 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Good news even if WebOS is still up in the air. Windows 8 will probably be the go to Table OS for them but even if they don't put out more Web OS devices, it will likely mean at the least we'll hopefully get support and maintenance releases for a while longer.
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jrstinkfish Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 589 Likes Received: 95 Thanks: 16 Thanked 64 Times in 46 Posts	Just for the sake of argument ... why would HP make another webOS tablet or phone? I can see them keeping the money maker (PCs), so reversing that decision makes sense.
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