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Originally Posted by Yoshi 1080
HP is a hugh company, I don't see why they shouldn't be able to support two different platforms. Other companies of that size do the same (Dell for example supports Windows, Android, Windows Phone 7 in fall, and I believe they have one or two PCs that can be configured to run on Linux).
By the way, I just got my Palm Pre today!  Cost me 240€ including a Touchstone, which is next to nothing compared to it's launch price. |
Yeah, but there is a huge difference now between HP and Dell. HP owns WebOS now. Therefore, they will make more money off of webOS based devices. While, every Windows device sold will only serve to help their competition by giving them market share. Dell makes their money regardless of which OS is used.
I just read another news article that states that HP has delayed/possibly killed their planned Android tablet that was supposed to be coming out later this year. Interestingly, this article made it sound like the Win7 Slate was still on track to be released this year.
This being said, I still cannot see any company promoting a competitors product when they have an alternative offering. Why would HP spend all of that money to acquire Palm if they weren't going to vigorously promote the OS?