HP TouchPad, Victim of iPad and Android “Ferocity” – Hewlett-Packard or well known as HP announced that they would stop making the tablet and smartphone based WebOS operating system. TouchPad tablet production was stopped. WebOS and especially the TouchPad is seen as a victim of the popularity of Android and especially iPad tablet.
HP bought WebOS with their manufacturers, Palm, last year with a value of USD 1.2 billion. However, sales of smartphones and tablet of WebOS never exhilarating, so HP ultimately decided to no longer continue it.
"Sales of TouchPad does not correspond to our expectations," the confession of Leo Apotheker, CEO of HP who quoted from PCWorld.
One that makes the TouchPad becomes desirable is less application that available. TouchPad also cut the price in a short time, but sales remain sluggish. David Daoud, research director at IDC assess the HP TouchPad can not compete with the iPad tablet and Android.
Just like Apple, HP intends to incorporate hardware, software and services in a single unit to encompass the consumer. But they lack patience and have regarded the TouchPad failed.
"With their OS, it takes time to build a market. It is clear that the offer of this sort requires patience," said Ezra Gottheil, senior analyst at Technology Business Research, who said surprised by the decision of HP.
HP said they were going to think what will be done on the WebOS, including the possibility of licensing the software to be used another manufacturer.
