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10/28/2011, 09:03 AM
#9
 Originally Posted by Mikey47
 Originally Posted by ohiomoto
If Palm had been able to release hardware at 1/2 the rate of Android and market it 1/2 as good as apple, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
The problem with this statement is that there are so many Android manufacturers that to meet that goal they would have had to put out devices 8 times faster than the fastest android manufacturer.
LOL, yeah, this is true so just pick any Android manufacture. Let's just say had they been able to release at least ONE new/competitive device a year.
 Originally Posted by joen05
I'm not completely convinced by this. Marketed properly, and with proper design, you don't need that many devices per year to be successful. Apple has proved this. Now I know that HP/Palm never was, and never could be Apple, but I believe that with 3-4 compelling devices per year, they could have firmly planted themselves at 3, which they then could have scaled by moving the OS to computers. Imagine being able to touch to share with your computer, mobile phone, and tablet? webOS could have connected one's entire digital life if developed properly.
The problem is that none of this happened. Missed deadlines and lackluster hardware have put webOS where it is now. Is it too late to recover? Maybe. But whoever may be interested needs to realize that they will not be shooting to be #1 out of the gate. It's a long battle, build a base, and then scale properly. The question remains as to whether anyone would want to do this.
Agree with everything you said. Pretty much my thoughts exactly. I think it still could happen because webOS really has that much potential, but the wheels need to be put in motion very soon because Android and Windows phones are starting to close the gap.
EDIT:
Looks like we aren't the only ones to feel this way either. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-201...ng-webos-back/
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