One tablet, two phones and a surprising detail: Computer giant HP presented in San Francisco new touch-screen devices. More exciting than the fresh hardware was an announcement that the PC market is expected to permanently change - and could upset Microsoft. There was an announcement with an announcement: Two weeks ago, shipped the computer group HP invitations to a flock of international journalists.
"Think big. Think small. Think beyond", "Think big, think small, think more," as it was called. And HP kept its word. The Group has presented not only a great Tablet PC and a tiny smartphone, he also announced a new strategy that could change the PC market - and Microsoft will annoy some.
The reference to this new strategy was not until the end of the event. Two hours had lulled Jon Rubinstein, former Apple manager, Ex-Palm CEO and now head of the Palm division of HP, its audience with information and details about the new devices, as Todd Bradley, with executive vice president of HP, those present with a hammer blow aroused.
"I am proud to announce our plan, webOS on the device with the widest distribution bring about: the personal computer," said Bradley, and thus attracted a lot of people stunned amazement. Bradley had announced just as HP's move away from Microsoft Windows? A little at least. For webOS is the operating system that HP has bought with the acquisition of Palm a year ago for $ 1.2 billion.
Actually, the only software for Smartphones and not intended as a Windows alternative, but that seems to have changed now. With such a drastic step had probably hardly anyone expected. Although there was for the software testers, and Palm fans acclaim because it is quick, nice and simple, a success was nevertheless no.
63 million pcs per year - sometimes with webOS? The superiority of the competing systems from Google (Android) and Apple (IOS) was just too big. In particular, there was little development, the apps for the new system is programmed. It is at this flaw could also webOS the three devices that HP has now introduced in San Francisco fail, many observers fear.
But with the step of transferring the Palm operating system on PC, HP would have the opportunity to prevent just that. Finally, HP is the largest computer manufacturer in the world. 63 million desktop and notebook computers has brought the company in 2010 to the people. By comparison, Apple was in the same period, 13.7 million Mac computers to sell.
If HP is now preparing to convert this enormous market power in webOS, the Group was thus at once a huge market for web-OS developers and forced in this way the development of a software catalog that makes the new system in turn attract users . Finger-friendly desktop computers, the switch will not immediately but only later, and then only take place in installments, said HP chief technology officer Phil McKinney.
Probably will be the first webOS install over an existing Windows 7, he said. And are also fully PC-based webOS conceivable McKinney said, without giving further details. A logical step would be to use the HP would webOS on his first touch-screen desktops. Which is currently running on a programmed HP software essay that the underlying Windows makes finger-friendly.
An HP-proprietary webOS surface would make this machine much more attractive. Not only because this surface from the ground up for touch-screen operation was developed, but also because it would run on such computers Apps. , HP may have the power to transfer the successful App Store-principle on PC.
"Think big. Think small. Think beyond", "Think big, think small, think more," as it was called. And HP kept its word. The Group has presented not only a great Tablet PC and a tiny smartphone, he also announced a new strategy that could change the PC market - and Microsoft will annoy some.
The reference to this new strategy was not until the end of the event. Two hours had lulled Jon Rubinstein, former Apple manager, Ex-Palm CEO and now head of the Palm division of HP, its audience with information and details about the new devices, as Todd Bradley, with executive vice president of HP, those present with a hammer blow aroused.
"I am proud to announce our plan, webOS on the device with the widest distribution bring about: the personal computer," said Bradley, and thus attracted a lot of people stunned amazement. Bradley had announced just as HP's move away from Microsoft Windows? A little at least. For webOS is the operating system that HP has bought with the acquisition of Palm a year ago for $ 1.2 billion.
Actually, the only software for Smartphones and not intended as a Windows alternative, but that seems to have changed now. With such a drastic step had probably hardly anyone expected. Although there was for the software testers, and Palm fans acclaim because it is quick, nice and simple, a success was nevertheless no.
63 million pcs per year - sometimes with webOS? The superiority of the competing systems from Google (Android) and Apple (IOS) was just too big. In particular, there was little development, the apps for the new system is programmed. It is at this flaw could also webOS the three devices that HP has now introduced in San Francisco fail, many observers fear.
But with the step of transferring the Palm operating system on PC, HP would have the opportunity to prevent just that. Finally, HP is the largest computer manufacturer in the world. 63 million desktop and notebook computers has brought the company in 2010 to the people. By comparison, Apple was in the same period, 13.7 million Mac computers to sell.
If HP is now preparing to convert this enormous market power in webOS, the Group was thus at once a huge market for web-OS developers and forced in this way the development of a software catalog that makes the new system in turn attract users . Finger-friendly desktop computers, the switch will not immediately but only later, and then only take place in installments, said HP chief technology officer Phil McKinney.
Probably will be the first webOS install over an existing Windows 7, he said. And are also fully PC-based webOS conceivable McKinney said, without giving further details. A logical step would be to use the HP would webOS on his first touch-screen desktops. Which is currently running on a programmed HP software essay that the underlying Windows makes finger-friendly.
An HP-proprietary webOS surface would make this machine much more attractive. Not only because this surface from the ground up for touch-screen operation was developed, but also because it would run on such computers Apps. , HP may have the power to transfer the successful App Store-principle on PC.
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