HP Claims That Any Plans to Kill WebOS are an “Unfounded Rumor”
We do our best to report the truth here at Maximum PC, but sometimes companies just don’t make it easy. First Microsoft tells us the Zune is dead, then alive, then dead. Then HP tells us HP us WebOS is dead, then alive, but just between us, we still think its dead. We fully admit that on Friday we wrote a piece informing everyone that WebOS development at HP was not long for this world, along with dozens of other mainstream news outlets, however HP’s Vice President Todd Bradley has gone on the record to label this an “unfounded rumor”.
According to Bradley, WebOS is not only alive and well, but they are looking for new ways to “utilize” the platform going forward. If HP has no plans to release phones or tablets, we have to question what if any use they will find for webOS in the future, but I guess we’re going to find out.
Hit the jump to see the interview for yourself, and fast forward to about 4:40 for the important bits.