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Maybe WebOS will be saved after all.
Maybe WebOS will be saved after all.
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Amazon to buy Palm? Good fit?
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yes, please Amazon buy WebOS!
It would be great to have a WebOS based ecosystem. The cheap fire tablets have a heavily customized android and it would be easy to switch to a better OS right now. Amazon is rumored to bring a new tablet fully designe internally by Amazon. In combination with a Amazon owned WebOS and the Amazon ecosystem/cloud it could be a valid contender to Apples iPad.
It would be great to have a WebOS based ecosystem. The cheap fire tablets have a heavily customized android and it would be easy to switch to a better OS right now. Amazon is rumored to bring a new tablet fully designe internally by Amazon. In combination with a Amazon owned WebOS and the Amazon ecosystem/cloud it could be a valid contender to Apples iPad.
Nope. Amazon just launched a closed version of Android.
It also still has proprietary products running Kindle OS. It's not going to take a third OS unless it has money to burn.
It also still has proprietary products running Kindle OS. It's not going to take a third OS unless it has money to burn.
Given that amazon spent nearly a year setting up their android marketplace for an eventual tablet release, it makes no sense for them to suddenly switch gears and buy webos.
Another thing, is cost. Why spend $$ for webos when they have android for free. They're not licensing google's marketplace so google is getting no money from amazon's tablet.
Another thing, is cost. Why spend $$ for webos when they have android for free. They're not licensing google's marketplace so google is getting no money from amazon's tablet.