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Re: [LUG] HP to Put Linux in Printers and PCâs: Itâs the End of an Era for Windows

 

On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:49:32 +0000
Roland Tarver wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 12:05 PM, colin james
> <doodlesmcpooh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 12 March 2011 08:28, Roland Tarver
> > <roland.tarver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/blogs/browse/2011/02/hp-put-linux-printers-and-pc%E2%80%99s-it%E2%80%99s-end-era-windows
> >>
> >> "The most interesting part of the event came near the end when HP
> >> announced that it is going to ship WebOS not only in phones,
> >> tablets and printers, but in PCâs as well."
> >>
> >> - interesting... :-)
> >>
> >> roly
> >>
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> > Sounds like they are just using it to get cheaper licensing fees
> > from Microsoft.
> 
> From the article I did not get that impression. I thought it appeared
> that they were using it because it was better....
> 
> "Companies are choosing Linux because it supports more architectures
> and more devices than any other OS and is freely available and is able
> to be custom-branded. No other OS on the market can deliver on all of
> this."
> 
> ....but of course I could be wrong. Have you read something elsewhere?
> or is yours a common-sense approach to how big business may operate?
> i.e., Using linux as a threat in order to have MS reduces the fees HP
> pay? ("reduce your costs or we will use linux"? lol)
> 
> best wishes
> roly :-)

I've been actively following the developments of WebOS, from Palm and
now into HP.  On the surface it would seem that HP are very proud of
WebOS and what they've managed to accomplish with it from version 1
through to version 3 on their tablet.

Grant.

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