HP CEO: We might license WebOS

Release Date 2 Jun, 2011 in CNET

 
   

Therese Poletti

MarketWatch - Therese Poletti - 2 Jun, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) â€" The honeymoon for Hewlett-Packard Co.'s chief executive Léo Apotheker has come to an abrupt end â€" if there ever was one to begin with. In recent weeks the technology giant has surprised ...

HP CEO says open to licensing WebOS software

Reuters - Poornima Gupta, Sarah McBride - 2 Jun, 2011
PALOS VERDES, Calif./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co sees the WebOS software it acquired from Palm running devices besides its own and is open to licensing the operating system, Chief Executive Leo Apotheker said. "I happen to believe that ...

HP seeks bigger role in software

Financial Times - Joseph Menn - 2 Jun, 2011
Hewlett-Packard pledged to become a much bigger force in software, as the group said it would look beyond its traditional close partners Microsoft and Intel, and become more of an integrated supplier ...

Rubinstein Opens Door to Licensing WebOS

PCWorld - Nancy Gohring - 2 Jun, 2011
HP is open to licensing the WebOS operating system, but only to very select companies, an executive said on Wednesday. "HP is more than willing to partner with one or two special companies," said Jon Rubinstein, ...

HP sets sights on rivals with webOS software

Newsday (subscription) - Ryan Nakashima - 2 Jun, 2011
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. will soon include its webOS system for smartphones on all its PCs, upcoming tablet computer and higher-end printers, putting it in competition with operating software from Apple, ...

HP prepared to license webOS: CEO

AFP - 2 Jun, 2011
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California â€" Hewlett-Packard chief executive Leo Apotheker said Wednesday that the US computer giant is prepared to license the webOS operating system of newly acquired Palm to other companies. "I happen to believe that webOS is a ...

HP has big plans for webOS

San Jose Mercury News - Troy Wolverton - 2 Jun, 2011
Hewlett-Packard CEO, Leo Apotheker talks about his vision and strategy for his company during press conference at the W Hotel in San Francisco on March 14, 2011. (Gary Reyes /Mercury News) RANCHO PALO VERDES -- Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) ...

Can HP Release a Perfect TouchPad?

PC Magazine - Lance Ulanoff - 2 Jun, 2011
HP CEO Leo Apotheker has a vision for WebOS and the TouchPad that goes beyond pure Apple iPad competition. By Lance Ulanoff HP chief executive Leo Apotheker has one simple rule for his company's forthcoming TouchPad: be perfect. ...

HP's webOS: The stakes just got higher for Windows tablets

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 2 Jun, 2011
In a tablet PC market dominated by the Apple iPad, the race on for a No. 2. Tablets running Microsoft's Windows operating system haven't gone anywhere. Neither have those running Google Android. But the companies aren't giving up. ...

HP boss sets sights on rivals with webOS

Newsday (subscription) - 2 Jun, 2011
By AP (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Leo Apotheker put rival operating systems makers in his cross-hairs Wednesday, saying the giant computer maker will soon put its webOS system on more than 100 million devices a year and license it to other hardware ...

WebOS: Coming to a Non-HP Device Near You?

PCWorld - Harry McCracken - 2 Jun, 2011
HP isn't interested in licensing WebOS...but may work with "one or two special companies." By Harry McCracken, Technologizer Here at Qualcomm's Uplinq conference, reporter Kevin Maney is interviewing Jon Rubinstein, former head of Palm and now the guy ...

Hewlett-Packard Plans To Aggressively Push WebOS

Wall Street Journal - Ian Sherr - 2 Jun, 2011
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (Dow Jones)--Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) will aggressively market its WebOS operating system to other hardware manufacturers, part of a strategy to push the highly regarded operating system ...

HP CEO: We might license WebOS

CNET - Erica Ogg - 2 Jun, 2011
During an interview at the D9 conference today, Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker dropped a mini-bombshell: HP would consider licensing its mobile operating system, WebOS, to other hardware makers. I happen to believe that WebOS is a ...

HP boss Apotheker: It's good to be humongous

CNET - Rafe Needleman - 2 Jun, 2011
At the D9 conference, Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker defended the tech giant's size compared with smaller companies (all tech companies are smaller) by highlighting HP's capability to provide integrated and complete solutions, ...

D9: HP's Apotheker on WebOS, Microsoft and Apple's approach

The Seattle Times (blog) - Brier Dudley - 2 Jun, 2011
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- Seven months after becoming chief executive of the world's largest computer maker, Leo Apotheker came on stage with Walt Mossberg at All Things D and clarified that HP doesn't just make computers. ...

D9: HP CEO Apotheker Live!

Forbes (blog) - Eric Savitz - 2 Jun, 2011
Next up at the D: All Things Digital conference, Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker, interviewed on stage by Walt Mossberg. Here some of the highlights from their conversation. Mossberg says HP is a large company â€" the single largest tech ...

Rubinstein: No Walled Garden for webOS at HP

Wireless Week - Maisie Ramsay - 2 Jun, 2011
SAN DIEGOâ€"HP may allow outside companies to manufacture wireless devices running webOS, former Palm CEO and current HP webOS boss Jon Rubinstein said at Qualcomm's Uplinq conference Wednesday. ...

HP could license out webOS to other manufacturers

T3 - 2 Jun, 2011
HP CEO Leo Apotheker has stated that he would entertain the idea of licensing WebOS to other manufacturers. "I happen to believe that WebOS is a uniquely outstanding operating system. It's not correct to believe that it should only be on HP devices. ...

HP may license webOS to rivals

PC Pro - Nicole Kobie - 2 Jun, 2011
HP may license its webOS operating system for other manufacturers to use, the company's CEO has said. There's no reason to limit the "outstanding" OS to only HP hardware, said Leo Apotheker, speaking at the All Things Digital Conference ...

HP would be open to licensing webOS to HTC

HTCPedia.com - 2 Jun, 2011
Oh man, HP just gave me hope for the ultimate dream come true. Speaking at D9 yesterday, HP's CEO Leo Apotheker said that his company would be absolutely open to licensing webOS to other hardware manufacturers. "I happen to believe that webOS is a ...

HP touts webOS plans

San Francisco Business Times - 2 Jun, 2011
Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Léo Apotheker on Wednesday unveiled the company's plans for the webOS operating system it bought along with Palm last year, the Mercury News reports. HP (NYSE: HPQ) plans to release a tablet computer based on the system this ...

HP plans licensing of WebOS for major end-to-end ecosystem

V3.co.uk - Iain Thomson - 2 Jun, 2011
HP has announced that it will release over 100 million devices carrying the WebOS platform every year, and that the firm will license the code to create the biggest possible market for developers. HP chief executive Léo Apotheker said ...

HP to license webOS

Mobile Computing News - 2 Jun, 2011
By James • Jun 2nd, 2011 • Category: Industry News While WebOS had a high profile when the Palm Pre released, with HP going virtually radio silent since acquiring Palm, the much-loved mobile OS platform fell off of many people's grid. ...

webOS Events for June, 2011

PreCentral.net - Tim Stiffler-Dean - 2 Jun, 2011
The events for June are already stacking up, with both the former CEO of Palm, Jon Rubenstein, and the CEO of HP, Leo Apotheker, taking two different stages today to talk about the future of webOS. But what does the rest of this month hold for the ...

HP's smartphone market share: Nowhere to go but up

ConnectedPlanet - Kevin Fitchard - 2 Jun, 2011
SAN DIEGO -- HP (NYSE:HPQ) today may be an underdog in last place in the smartphone market, but according to HP head of mobile and former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein it has the sheer scale, the enterprise expertise and the ...

HP open to limited licensing of WebOS

Design and Reuse (press release) - Rick Merritt - 2 Jun, 2011
SAN DIEGO -- Hewlett-Packard is willing to license its WebOS environment to a limited number of key partners focused exclusively its mobile operating system. Jon Rubinstein revealed HP's willingness for limited WebOS licensing at the Qualcomm Uplinq ...

HP Wants To Establish Credibility For WebOS

ITProPortal - Michael Ide - 2 Jun, 2011
Hewlett Packard CEO Leo Apotheker has said that the company plans to establish the credibility of its webOS platform before it begins seriously competing with rivals. Speaking during the All Things D's D9 conference, Apotheker said that the company ...

HP open to licensing webOS to other manufacturers

TechRadar UK - Kate Solomon - 2 Jun, 2011
HP's CEO Leo Apotheker has said that he is open to allowing other manufacturers to build handsets that run webOS. Speaking at the D9 conference, Apotheker talked about his belief in the Palm-made operating system, saying that it should ...

Could HP License webOS? CEO Says Yes

TechnoBuffalo - Emily Price - 2 Jun, 2011
At D9 today, HP CEO Leo Apotheker indicated that HP may be wiling to license its OS to be used by other device manufacturers. In an interview, Apotheker said, “I happen to believe that WebOS is a uniquely outstanding operating system. ...

HP boss: webOS could come to other manufacturers

Top10.com - Dew Alam - 2 Jun, 2011
HP has given the first clear sign that it may be willing to license its webOS operating system to third-party manufacturers. In a live Q&A session with All Things Digital, HP CEO Leo Apotheker revealed that the computer giant is 'open' to other ...

 

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