Can Linux Compete in Tablets?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 31, 2011

[ Thanks to James Maguire for this link. ]

As you likely know by now, HP has suspended further development
of their TouchPad tablet efforts. The reasons why are debatable at
best, yet the end result remains the same.

This tablet is going to be reliant on the community for further
support as HP is no longer offering their resources. Some people on
the Web today believe that the community will indeed fill the void
HP has left; perhaps as a hobbyist’s toy.

Yet the biggest question remains: Will we see continued support
for the existing OS option used on the HP TouchPad, or instead will
Linux distributions like Ubuntu fill the gap?


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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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