webOS Nation

https://www.webosnation.com/ Some how this still ambles along even though over a decade has passed since the Pre.

This is tough. When webOS was announced I got into the early Palm developer's program and created an application. It was kinda neat but also not incredibly complex. After the Pre was released within about 6 months it had over 100,000 downloads (which, for a new OS and device, seemed kinda awesome!). It was a free app but I thought I could try to monetize it a little. First step was to try ads. It went from highly rated to about 3 stars because everyone hated the ads (understandable). I tried putting them at the top, bottom, middle; nothing worked at all. There were no in-app purchases for webOS (or really any platform at the time) so I did what everyone else started doing: when they launched being able to pay for apps I provided my app for $.99 with no ads. After 2 years of running I made $9. Essentially I destroyed the user-base my app initially had by trying a couple of ways to monetize them that provided poor user experience. I'm not sure what the best solution is here but don't make my mistake and worsen your user experience to make money; it won't work. FYI for anyone curious my app on webOS was a take on the tip calculator. I know I know "why would you try to charge for a TIP calculator!?" but I thought the spin I had was novel, you could rate different parts of your restaurant experience to get an exact amount to tip rather than dealing with percentages at all (it only showed you the percentage after it calculated the tip). I had done a ton of tip research at the…

It was coming... the WindsorNot design was just a slab with no keyboard, IIRC. https://www.webosnation.com/windsornot-webos-slate-smartphone-never-wa…

I'm curious to know what this means for a potential Palm revival now, given this: http://www.webosnation.com/its-confirmed-tcl-bringing-back-palm

LG bought parts of webOS from HP[0] in 2013 and showcased a smart TV running on webOS[1] at CES this year[2]. HP continues to be involved in the development of Enyo[3]. [0] http://www.lg.com/us/press-release/webos-release [1] http://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-55LB7200-led-tv [2] http://lgusblog.com/product-news/lg-wins-35-awards-2014-international-… [3] http://www.webosnation.com/lg-committed-open-source-webos-development-…

You mean like this, also from 2012? http://www.webosnation.com/gram-working-lg-open-webos-tv I haven't heard a thing from them in years. Is there anything new? EDIT: I take it back, I have heard something from them that was just over a year ago: http://www.webosnation.com/lg-purchasing-hps-webos-division-licensing-… Gram got bought by LG, so they're not even at HP anymore. Useless post.

Actually the HP Veer had this design, with magnets and pogo-like pins. As noted, however, the Veer's USB cable is a bit bulky and has fewer pins. http://www.webosnation.com/hands-on-hp-veer-s-ridiculous-headphone-ada…

LG already bought webOS and all the other Palm goodies from HP back in Feb. http://www.webosnation.com/lg-purchasing-hps-webos-division-licensing-… They're going to use it as the basis for a new line of "smart" TVs. I still have my fingers crossed that OpenWebOS makes a usable phone to replace my Pre2.

webOS development continues at Gram, an HP spin off developing webOS TVs with LG. As a Treo fan and ex-Palm employee, I wish Palm and webOS would be allowed to rest in peace. :\ http://www.webosnation.com/gram-working-lg-open-webos-tv

Actually, a webOS phone with a software-keyboard was in fact coming down the pipeline. https://www.webosnation.com/windsornot-webos-slate-smartphone-never-wa… One could also (as was tradition) infinitely hack around most of the Palm Pre line to enable it in the end. Just before HP gave up the webOS ghost, it was a popular homebrew thing to do for a certain contingent. As for the original hardware, it could have really used time when there really wasn't any time to spare in the competitive landscape. I also had a (Developer) Pre 2 which was incrementally better, and while that was a nice piece of kit, the Palm Pixi was a horrible misstep (with its minuscule size and--gasp--magnetic headphone jack) I first witnessed at their unveiling in San Francisco. The Pre 3 was the only webOS phone that had a genuine shot left, but the HP Touchpad debacle pretty much sealed it. There was even a smaller HP Touchpad in the works at the time (fully working prototypes are found now and then) to diversify the line.