H-P WebOS Now Public

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Ben Worthen, H-P Keeps WebOS but Gives It Away. Wall Street Jornal, Dec 10, 2011.

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The computer maker, which acquired WebOS last year along with Palm, Inc for $1.2 billion, had been trying to sell the software, people familiar with the matter have said, but those efforts didn't produce much interest.

"The latest move turns WebOS into open-source platform, meaning that any individual or company can use or make improvements for free provided they follow a few guidelines [similar to Google Android].

""Under the plan, H-P will continue to make enhancements to WebOS