Microsoft mounts campaign to win webOS developers

“Amid predictable anger among the webOS community about the
suddenness with which their platform was dumped, many were
discussing Android as the logical place to port their wares, since
it is also Linux-based. Another option was emerging as Ubuntu
Linux, at least for the tablet oriented apps. As consumers raced to
buy the discontinued TouchPads, being sold off for $100 in the US,
many were compensating for the dead end (and shortage of apps) of
its preloaded webOS, and installing Ubuntu Linux as a dual-boot OS
(instructions on Liliputing.com). However, not all the Ubuntu apps
will run because of the tablet’s ARM-based processor, but users can
get Firefox, Chromium, LibreOffice and others.”

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