HP says no thanks to Windows Phone 7

In a not so surprising move. HP has told Microsoft to take a hike. The company says that from now on all its smartphones will run WebOS, the operating system in use by Palm, which they recently acquired for $1.2 billion. Windows 7 Phone is not an option. They will however continue with plans to release a Windows 7 based tablet. That may sound like good news for Microsoft but HP also recently trademarked the term “PalmPad”. Hmm. A WebOS based tablet computer? Sounds interesting doesn’t it? I think with the explosive popularity of Android, and the growing number of Mac and Linux users that we may be on the road to seeing Microsoft lose its grip on the OS kingdom. What do you think?

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