Monday, July 8, 2013

HP has gave up the WebOS - Business

WebOS ultimately we find it difficult to be HP abandon of bad luck. The lingering nearly two months later, hewlett-packard, announced last week that has been officially closed in the market of the Palm webOS devices all retail stores, and some products take discount sales measures. This amounted to webOS ordered the death penalty. Industry insiders think, from HP webOS close of retail stores to move, the company should be made completely give up webOS decision.

From today to HP, webOS along the way rather bumpy. Spent $1.2 billion to acquire intelligent mobile phone manufacturer of Palm webOS HP did not let in spring. Instead, its problems by HP webOS to do so. H-p launched the first smartphone, the first webOS tablet PC is not out of sales is pale TouchPad cycle. Bad market conditions, the defects of the hardware, the application lack and slow speed and the launch of the product promotion to force, the webOS in mobile Internet operating system market at a disadvantage status, which eventually led to the embarrassment of being abandoned.

"The survival of the fittest" nature of law also applies to IT bound. In the mobile Internet fast development today, whether intelligent mobile phone market or tablet computer market, are faced with mobile terminal, operating systems, applications, content and services of the fierce competition. WebOS is full of fate to other manufacturers was a wake-up call, only have strong competitive products can adapt the market and access to popular, otherwise will give out by ruthless.

MingTu the webOS were far worse

"To" HP only one more year, webOS is after the twists and turns. Perhaps from Palm acquisition is to that moment, webOS fate is sealed twists and turns. WebOS predecessor is the U.S. intelligence mobile phone manufacturer of company development Palm Palm OS system. In the early days of the Palm smart phone market and blackberry vie, occupy the mainstream market. And the appearance of the iPhone and Android for the two giant scenery no longer. At the end of April last year, HP's $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm, which won the right to belong to webOS system.

Many people hope on the HP's big investment can let a new webOS, however contrary to our expectations. Although HP's Palm acquisition after released new smartphone and tablet PC first TouchPad, but has not been in the smartphone and tablet computer business is a field.

HP late August of this year, said it would no longer production and sales webOS platform based on the hardware devices. However, HP announced the decision then carefully enough, will reassess webOS tablet and mobile phone business. And then, HP's September briefly restored a batch production TouchPad tablet computer, and with the price of 99 dollar selling, unexpectedly caused hyperinflation of the user. This, to a certain extent, reflect the TouchPad flat is not no future, however, it seems, are all still won't help matters. Last week, HP decided to comprehensively will stop production TouchPad and close all webOS retail stores. This also means that webOS was eventually sentenced to death. According to the report, webOS retail business in the last day, has many webOS devices finally at a discount. HP Veer of smart phones can be purchased for $50, mobile phone Pixi for $25. If one-time buy four department Pixi, it can be purchased for $15 each.

WebOS is the lonely infinity, abandoned by HP webOS and where do we go? At present, where about webOS, one theory is that it may be amazon takeover. WebOS already hanging by a thread.

Inside and outside to webOS recounted the end lonely

Can say, from Palm acquisition by HP started, about webOS fate is controversial. More people think that HP has influence, resources, capital, all kinds of marketing team and channel, the huge number of enterprise-level old customer, etc, it can lead the webOS all the way walk good. However, the fact is let people disappointed. Intricately interrelated, its problems do so to the development of the HP webOS retirements.

Critics think HP's first smartphone, webOS tablet computer have first TouchPad a good start, but then a series of factors, such as bad market conditions, the defects of the hardware, the application lack and slow speed and the launch of the product promotion to force, leading to webOS mobile equipment to form the appeal to consumers.

In fact, webOS ownership after HP, HP is also released a few to carry webOS system of smartphones and tablet computer. However, in iOS and Android series intelligent operating system under the case of the world, webOS is hard to squeeze. To research the company NPD August a statistical report, for example, in the United States in the second quarter this year sold all smart phone, Android accounted for 52%, 29%, and iOS webOS along with Microsoft WP7 are below 5%.

Analysis, webOS failed to infiltrate successfully operating system market the main reason is that: first, the lack of developers support; Second, no application for users to download the App store provide convenience; Third, there is no strong mobile terminal do support. Admittedly, application is indeed a big soft rib of webOS. HP App Catalog application Store program only a number of thousands, and apple App Store and Google Android Market are far apart. And HP smart phones and tablet computer hardware performance was very general, which affects the enthusiasm of developers. Nokia executives Gary Chan has talked about HP webOS is failure case, also said that this platform not large enough market, not to provide effective means of profit developers.

In addition, too slow speed of the product for consumers interested in nothing all day. WebOS from the development process of look, the HP in April 2010 after Palm acquisition, 1 year later introduce a new smartphone, August this year just released the first TouchPad tablet computer. And the TouchPad on sales not beautiful become ammunition, HP finally decided to give up all webOS equipment operation.

Worth pondering, HP high-level personnel changes in the frequent, also become the webOS development hold a big incentive. The CEO's frequent change of let HP random footsteps. And the latest news says, is responsible for the jurisdiction of the HP CTO webOS on November leaving office, this let webOS future destiny once again become a question.





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