This is a pretty good summary post.
http://blog.cocoia.com/2011/hp-webos-event-roundup/
People I know that are Pre fans suggest that the notifications and multitasking are the strengths of this platform compared to everyone else.
I think the real issue is if HP intrudes on the technical side of the palm people rather than focusing on sales and support.
Possible problems: Palm did a horrible job of handling developer relations with the Pre. JWZ of Netscape fame wrote a pretty scathing report about how hard/impossible it was to actually get apps into their marketplace even for free. At this point in the game managing good developers is the real land grab, some crappy apps will get ported (badly) to every platform, but if you want people to come and develop killer apps that use the features that differentiate your platform from everyone else's you're going to have to work at it. As well the amount of damage caused by the talent lost after the Palm acquisition has yet to be seen.
Positives: They seem to be more focused than RIM (We're going to be everything to everyone - its a floor cleaner AND a desert topping) and they have some already mature apps (mail etc) for the platform that have received extensive testing. The fact that their phone and tablet are both running the same OS/Version should also make integrations between the two much stronger.
http://blog.cocoia.com/2011/hp-webos-event-roundup/
People I know that are Pre fans suggest that the notifications and multitasking are the strengths of this platform compared to everyone else.
I think the real issue is if HP intrudes on the technical side of the palm people rather than focusing on sales and support.
Possible problems: Palm did a horrible job of handling developer relations with the Pre. JWZ of Netscape fame wrote a pretty scathing report about how hard/impossible it was to actually get apps into their marketplace even for free. At this point in the game managing good developers is the real land grab, some crappy apps will get ported (badly) to every platform, but if you want people to come and develop killer apps that use the features that differentiate your platform from everyone else's you're going to have to work at it. As well the amount of damage caused by the talent lost after the Palm acquisition has yet to be seen.
Positives: They seem to be more focused than RIM (We're going to be everything to everyone - its a floor cleaner AND a desert topping) and they have some already mature apps (mail etc) for the platform that have received extensive testing. The fact that their phone and tablet are both running the same OS/Version should also make integrations between the two much stronger.
