when webos was first announced years ago, it was a fresh and exciting change from iphone os. it had multitasking, better notifications, and an all around polish that matched the iphone's. android wasn't even at version 1.5, and the whole droid marketing blitz hadn't happened yet. with the iphone stuck to at&t in the us, i think it was the perfect time for palm to enter the market. so what happened?
six months passed before the product came to market, and it did so a week or two before the announcement of the next iphone. whatever initial consumer interest there was quickly disappeared, and the pre never caught traction. webos further lacked strong third party app support, and it was tied to sprint exclusively for far too long (it should have launched across multiple carriers, or at the very least a larger one like verizon). i like webos, i really do, but it isn't hard to see why it failed so miserably.
fast-forward to today, and i'm having a hard time seeing what's changed.
a new webos and a new pre is announced in the beginning of the year, and it isn't expected to ship until summer, the same timeframe as the annual iphone update. the third party apps are still no match for what's available in the app store, and it looks like 2009 all over again. too little, much too late.
i've not even mentioned the veer or the touchpad. they do merit discussion, but i'm hesitant to say more when the op has said so little. op, you start a thread and ask for discussion when contributing none yourself. do YOU have opinions on webos vs ios? if so, please share.