WebOS returns light as HP TouchPad “end” fire

On Thursday, Hewlett-Packard announced its abandonment of WebOS, reasoning that HP TouchPad and WebOS smartphones simply can not compete with Apple and Android products.

However, after HP decided to abandon WebOS, the operating system showed new appeal. TouchPad was sold for sale, and WebOS application developers became the favorite of at least one company. HP seems to have the ability to set a better price for the TouchPad, ignite the enthusiasm of developers, and make WebOS a powerful competitive force on the market.

Last weekend, Best Buy cut the price of the TouchPad: the 16GB TouchPad was priced down from the original 399.99 US dollars to 99.99 US dollars; 32GB TouchPad price from 499.99 US dollars down to 149.99 US dollars. On Monday morning, two models of products have been sold out.

A few days ago, Best Buy also complained that the HP TouchPad took up too much space in stores and warehouses, TouchPad had 270,000 inventory, and Best Buy sold only 25,000.

In addition to Best Buy, the reduced price of the TouchPad has become Amazon's best-selling electronics.

Last Friday, Brandon Watson, Microsoft’s Windows Phone developer experience executive, also managed to attract WebOS developers. Winters released a Twitter message saying that Microsoft will provide WebOS developers with the convenience of turning to the Windows Phone platform - providing free mobile phones, developer tools, and training assistance.

On Monday morning, Watson said he has received 1,000 emails from WebOS developers.

The end of WebOS is similar to Hollywood's youth idol James Dean, who is more popular than dead after his death.