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I have a TouchPad which currently runs only webOS (I've also bought one for my kids and one for my father-in-law), I've recently switched out my old Pre for a Nexus S 4G (on which I've run both Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich), my wife is still on her Pre, and my mother-in-law has a Samsung Galaxy S II phone and the Samsung Galaxy tablet. So, I've had a chance to use all of these devices for a decent amount of time.
After my experiences in the webOS vs Android world, what I can say is this: as far as a mobile OS goes, webOS is the most intuitive and user-friendly OS there is. The card metaphors and multitasking in webOS are beyond compare to anything else out there. How it has not done better in the marketplace confounds me. Had any company with a decent amount of $ in their pockets been willing to invest in the continued development and fostering of the OS it would have thrived.
The two biggest issues I have with webOS are:
1. Lack of new apps (not that there are a whole lot more that I need) and
2. Speed/quickness of the OS.
The biggest thing I noticed when I got my NS4G was how quickly apps would load, how quick it was to boot, and how smooth it was to move around within the screens. I've patched my TouchPad with everything there is to speed things up and have overclocked it to 1.7 GHz and it still isn't as snappy as the Android OSes are.
That being said, the thing I found most disappointing with the Galaxy Tab was how confusing it was to move around. With no buttons on the device, it was really difficult to plod my way through getting what I want to do. Granted, once I got there, it was pretty smooth. But I can see why these would be returned for a refund.
Overall, the Android OSes seem...incomplete. But not wholeheartedly so. It's incomplete in the way that, let's say you bought a new car that runs really nice, is fast and has lots of cool features. However, you can't turn without first coming to a complete stop. But, once you do, you're off and running without a hitch.
webOS would be more along the lines of the complete car. The car has some neat features (but there are some you just can't get), has a really nice engine, but is in major need of a tuneup.
In the end, I like Android. But if HP were to decide that they really wanted to keep and work on webOS and make new devices, I'd go with webOS.
Anyway, that's my experience and opinion.
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