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What HP Should Do With WebOS?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 20, 2011

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“Imagine a Linux distribution with all the touch goodies and
other awesome features of WebOS. It will set the free software
community on fire. Months before this announcement, HP has hinted
that it will likely license WebOS to other hardware manufacturers,
but making it a free Linux distribution that you could download and
install on anything you own, will completely change the desktop
operating system landscape.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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