WebOS to ship on PCs in 2012, says HP chief

ZDNet UK - Erica Ogg - 10 Mar, 2011
Starting in 2012, HP will include its WebOS mobile operating system on every PC it ships, according to a story quoting new chief executive Leo Apotheker. WebOS will come on HP PCs in 2012, according to HP ...

Group hits selection of HP board members: report

Reuters - Ransdell Pierson, Dhara Ranasinghe - 10 Mar, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A shareholder-advisory group has accused Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) directors, including the computer maker's recently appointed Chief Executive Leo Apotheker, of breaking company rules by naming new board members with ties to the ...

HP to put webOS operating system on all its PCs

San Jose Mercury News - 10 Mar, 2011
Hewlett-Packard plans to install its webOS operating system on every new PC it ships, starting next year, as the tech giant seeks to expand its footprint in the software business, according to new CEO Léo Apotheker. In an interview published this week, ...

HP Under Fire for CEO's Role in Remaking Board

Wall Street Journal - Ben Worthen - 10 Mar, 2011
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board of directors is again coming under fire, this time from an influential shareholder advisory group that contends HP's new chief executive, Leo Apotheker, was too actively involved in remaking the computer ...

HP CEO Apotheker Broke Rules Nominating New Board Members - ISS

Wall Street Journal - Ian Sherr - 10 Mar, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ) chief executive and three of its directors broke the company's rules when they nominated new board members, according to a report by a shareholder advisory firm. ...

HP called out for director selection improprieties

CNET (blog) - Erica Ogg - 10 Mar, 2011
A week before Hewlett-Packard's annual meeting, a shareholder advisory firm is urging clients not to endorse the company's newly nominated board members. International Shareholder Services sent a report to clients that accuses HP and its ...

HP Will Ship WebOS On Every PC In 2012, But Will Anybody Use It? (HPQ)

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - 10 Mar, 2011
Hewlett Packard CEO Leo Apotheker confirmed to Businessweek earlier today that every Hewlett-Packard PC that ships in 2012 will include WebOS alongside Windows, adding some detail to HP's surprise announcement last month. ...

HP lays cuckoo egg in Microsoft nest

Register - 10 Mar, 2011
Analysis Microsoft's biggest partner has laid a cuckoo's egg in the nest. Next year, every Hewlett-Packard Windows PC will ship with the Linux-based webOS as well. Recently recruited chief executive Leo Apotheker told Businessweek that putting webOS on ...

HP to put webOS on every PC, alongside Microsoft Windows (Bloomberg)

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 10 Mar, 2011
When was the last time you bought a new PC with an operating system other than Microsoft Windows (and I'm not including Macs here)? What, 1984? Hewlett-Packard CEO Léo Apotheker said that, starting next year, every new HP computer will be able to run ...

Report: Each of HP's 2012 PCs Can Run WebOS

PC Magazine - Mark Hachman - 10 Mar, 2011
Hewlett-Packard apparently plans to put its newly-developed WebOS on every PC it ships next year, its new chief executive, Leo Apotheker, said. According to BusinessWeek, in 2012, "every one of the PCs shipped by HP will include the ...

Confirmed: HP putting WebOS on all PCs

Seattle Times (blog) - Brier Dudley - 10 Mar, 2011
More details about Hewlett-Packard's plans for the WebOS operating system emerged in a Bloomberg-BusinessWeek profile of HP's new boss. Chief Executive Leo Apotheker told the publication that starting next year, every HP PC "will include the ability to ...

HP CEO: WebOS on all our PCs in 2012

CNET (blog) - Erica Ogg - 10 Mar, 2011
Starting next year, Hewlett-Packard will include its mobile operating system, WebOS, on every PC it ships, according to a story quoting new CEO Leo Apotheker. WebOS will be offered in addition to Microsoft's Windows, not as a replacement. ...

Every PC from HP Will Run WebOS, but Why Stop There?

TIME - Doug Aamoth - 10 Mar, 2011
During HP's recent announcement of its TouchPad tablet, it was revealed that the WebOS software running on the company's line of tablets and smartphones would also find its way into other HP productsâ€"most notably, ...

HP to ship all PCs with webOS

Washington Post - Hayley Tsukayama - 10 Mar, 2011
By Hayley Tsukayama Leo Apotheker, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co., said that all of the company's PCs will ship with webOS with the capability to dual-boot the company's operating system with Windows. According to the report from BusinessWeek, ...

HP: The Linux Desktop Company

ZDNet (blog) - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
For years, HP has had a love/hate relationship with desktop Linux. Now, it will be putting its webOS Linux variant on all of its PCs. Paula Rooney has covered the technology industry for more ...

HP Stuffing WebOS into All PCs Starting in 2012

PCWorld - Jared Newman - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
Come 2012, HP's WebOS platform won't be just for phones, tablets and printers. The PC maker plans to put WebOS on all of its laptops and desktop computers starting next year. HP chief executive Leo Apotheker ...

HP to put a WebOS in every PC

Register - Bill Ray - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
HP is planning to put WebOS onto every PC it sells in 2012 in an attempt to attract developers to the platform, not to mention selling HP as a provider of cloud services. The promise came during a presentation to ...

HP to load WebOS on all its PCs from 2012

Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP will bung WebOS into every PC it ships from 2012. HP's decision to load WebOS on all of its PCs was announced by its CEO Leo Apotheker as he issued a call to arms to HP's employees. ...

HP CEO Leo Apotheker: "HP Has Lost Its Soul" (HPQ)

San Francisco Chronicle - Jay Yarow - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
HP's new CEO Leo Apotheker is doing everything he can to establish himself as the anti-Mark Hurd, HP's ex-CEO, BusinessWeek reports. Whereas Hurd slashed costs, and crushed morale, Apotheker says, "We have cut enough costs." He wants to invest in R&D, ...

Apotheker Seeks to Save HP's `Lost Soul' With Software Growth

Bloomberg - Aaron Ricadela - ‎Mar 8, 2011‎
Leo Apotheker stood before 4000 Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) colleagues Jan. 31, shielded from the afternoon Bangalore sun by a vast white tent. Speaking with the accent that betrays his German roots, ...

HP (HPQ) Shares Slump on Controversial Director Appointments

StreetInsider.com (subscription) - 10 Mar, 2011
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) shares are down 1.1% this morning, following a report that CEO Leo Apotheker may have overstepped his boundaries when appointing new directors to the company. Bloomberg reports, following an ISS report obtained by them, ...

HP chief plans WebOS on every machine but do users want it?

MicroScope (blog) - Billy MacInnes - 10 Mar, 2011
HP CEO Leo Apothekar is reported to have revealed plans to include the WebOS on every PC the vendor ships from 2012 onwards. Not that it's getting rid of Windows, you understand, ...

Hewlett-Packard's Apotheker faulted on board makeover

Bizjournals.com - 10 Mar, 2011
A shareholder advisory group says Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Leo Apotheker and HP's directors broke company rules in their recent appointment of new board members, Bloomberg reports. HP (NASDAQ: HPQ) chose new board members who had ties to Apotheker, ...

What HP's Leo Apotheker May Say Next Week?

IBTimes Hong Kong - Manikandan Raman - 10 Mar, 2011
Léo Apotheker, the Chief Executive Officer of PC giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), is expected to hold an investor briefing in San Francisco where he may unveil his much anticipated vision for HP. Léo Apotheker, the Chief Executive Officer of PC giant ...

HP to put WebOS on every PC

Siliconrepublic.com - 10 Mar, 2011
The new CEO of HP Leo Apotheker plans to put Palm's WebOS, in addition to Microsoft Windows, on every PC HP will ship from next year onwards. Apotheker says HP's intention is to entice software developers to create a broader set of applications that ...

HP CEO under fire over over new board

San Jose Business Journal - Cromwell Schubarth - 10 Mar, 2011
A shareholder advisory group is recommending against voting for three Hewlett-Packard directors because they say they allowed CEO Leo Apotheker to be involved in selecting new board members. Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Leo Apotheker was improperly involved ...

HP's WebOS in every shipped PC, a reverse of Apple's iOS strategy

IBTimes Hong Kong - Carl Bagh - 10 Mar, 2011
HP's strategy to create an ecosystem of apps and devices around its WebOS platform gathered steam, as CEO Leo Apotheker announced that from 2012 every PC shipped out of HP will have WebOS installed in it, apart from Microsoft Windows. ...

All HP computers will run webOS in 2012

Eastern News - 10 Mar, 2011
The Hewlett-Packard CEO, Leo Apotheker,has announced that from 2012 all the PCs in this company will integrate webOS. HP announced during the presentation of its new mobile devices governed by webOS that this operating system based on Linux will also ...

HP to Install webOS in Every New PC Next Year

TechNewsDaily - Dan Hope - 10 Mar, 2011
Hewlett-Packard wasn't joking when it announced the webOS mobile operating system would appear on computers as well. HP CEO Leo Apotheker has confirmed that all HP laptops and desktops will come with webOS. ...

Biz Break: Léo's 'awesome' plan for HP: webOS PCs, more 'cool'...

SiliconValley.com - Frank Michael Russell - 10 Mar, 2011
Today: HP CEO Léo Apotheker reveals his plans for the tech pioneer in an interview with Bloomberg News. (And like other Californians, he has learned to say "awesome" and "cool.") Plus: Gmail and Foursquare changes. ...

 

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