HP worries about the future of Android after completing Google’s deal with Motorola Mobility
Hewlett-Packard's chief executive officer Meg Whitman said that after the acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google, the mobile Android operating system could become closed. In this case, WebOS as an open mobile OS can act as an alternative player in the market. It is noted that it may take up to 4 years to experience such an effect from webOS.
Recall, the acquisition of Google by Motorola Mobility was announced in August last year. The amount of the transaction is $ 12.5 billion. At the same time, Google has stated that its relationship with other partners will remain unchanged, and the purchase of Motorola Mobility is caused by the need to protect themselves and their partners who produce mobile devices based on the Android operating system from patent lawsuits from other market participants. This was planned to achieve with the help of Motorola Mobility's extensive patent portfolio. Regulators in the US and the EU have already approved a deal to buy Motorola Mobility by Google.
It should also be noted that the operating system WebOS was developed by Palm for use in smartphones and tablets. Hewlett-Packard bought Palm with WebOS in 2010. But last year, it was forced to stop developing the OS and selling devices based on it. Initially it was planned to sell all the assets associated with WebOS to interested parties, but later it was decided to make it an open source OS.
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Recall, the acquisition of Google by Motorola Mobility was announced in August last year. The amount of the transaction is $ 12.5 billion. At the same time, Google has stated that its relationship with other partners will remain unchanged, and the purchase of Motorola Mobility is caused by the need to protect themselves and their partners who produce mobile devices based on the Android operating system from patent lawsuits from other market participants. This was planned to achieve with the help of Motorola Mobility's extensive patent portfolio. Regulators in the US and the EU have already approved a deal to buy Motorola Mobility by Google.
It should also be noted that the operating system WebOS was developed by Palm for use in smartphones and tablets. Hewlett-Packard bought Palm with WebOS in 2010. But last year, it was forced to stop developing the OS and selling devices based on it. Initially it was planned to sell all the assets associated with WebOS to interested parties, but later it was decided to make it an open source OS.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/138340/
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