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I just got my Pre3 repaired, so: yes, they are still supported (and the Pre3 was not even officially sold in Austria, where I am from. I bought it in Germany)
Any company has to keep their warranty. The devices are still sold (i.e. you can still get the Pre3 on Amazon here in Europe), so there are still new devices with warranty on them.
But it is true: the HP WebOS Phones are running out. As of now, we don't know exactly where HP (respectively the company "Gram" which is the outsourced WebOS branch of HP) is going with the new version OpenWebOS.
We just know, they won't support the legacy devices.
But then again: we have the best of the best Communities. The guys from WebOS Internals are working their heels off to provide us with what is called "WebOS Community Edition" (WebOS CE) which is basically WebOS containing parts of OpenWebOS which can be patched via Preware soon, at least - for now - on the Touchpad.
So yes again, you can still hope for some WebOS CE on a Pre, but don't ask me what the chances are.
It might be a bit risky to buy a WebOS device atm, but as I know (and have owned) a lot of other platforms I must say, I don't know any better OS yet, when it comes to usability (cards, multitasking, setting right at the related app, etc...) and service integration (synergy).
And I don't miss an app yet.
So, is it too late to buy an HP WebOS device? I think that's difficult to answer. HP has no more interest in the platform, but the community keeps it alive. And as long as the community keeps the platform alive, the devices are still usable.
If you got time, I would tell you to wait for the first OpenWebOS Port to an Android device. We don't know yet which these are going to be.
If you need the device now and buy a Pre2, I presume you might have fun with the device for at least a year, maybe more.
So far my 2€cents
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