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WebOS reborn?

WebOS reborn?
[Distributions] Posted Dec 12, 2011 23:28 UTC (Mon) by corbet

On December 9, HP ended a long period of rumors and speculation with the announcement that it would release the code for its webOS platform under an open-source license. Very little information beyond that brief press release is available, so the net has duly responded with lots more speculation. To some, webOS is about to start a new and better life; to others, this announcement is the last gasp of a dying product. Never one to let a prime handwaving opportunity to pass unexploited, your editor has written some thoughts of his own.

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