HPsuccessfullymeet thescheduleset outin January.HPyesterdayofficially launchedopen-sourceoperating systemOpenwebOS1.0.Thereare twoversions available,one forLinuxand onedesktopcan be usedin differenttypes ofdevicesthroughintegration ofOpenEmbedded.
This operating systemis nowcomplete andcan beported toother devicesby developers andothersinthe open source community.In avideodemonstration,HPChiefArchitectSteveWinstonshowsOpenwebOSrunning onHPdesktopcomputers.
webOSis aLinux-basedmobileoperating systempreviously developed byPalmfordevices.
Palmlater acquired byHPin 2010.Thiscomputer manufacturershad released severalmodels ofwebOS-based devicessuch as theTouchPadtabletsbefore decidingto stop manufacturingdevicesin 2011.