HP is trolling for partners as the computer giant attempts to build an ecosystem for webOS, the operating system it acquired last summer when it bought Palm for $1.2 billion. CEO Leo Apotheker said that he sees webOS as a licensing opportunity. At All Things Digital’s D9 conference on Wednesday, Apotheker noted that webOS is an outstanding operating system and said HP would entertain the possibility of licensing its use to other companies, including smartphone giant HTC.
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HP Sows Seeds for WebOS Ecosystem
Posted by: Rob Spiegel June 2, 2011 12:17 PMHP is trolling for partners as the computer giant attempts to build an ecosystem for webOS, the operating system it acquired last summer when it bought Palm for $1.2 billion. CEO Leo Apotheker said that he sees webOS as a licensing opportunity. At All Things Digital’s D9 conference on Wednesday, Apotheker noted that webOS is an outstanding operating system and said HP would entertain the possibility of licensing its use to other companies, including smartphone giant HTC.