What is the official word on WebOS? Moving it to open source, and no more development?
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§ ita § - Jul 06, 2012 6:50:12 am PDT #20400 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - Jul 06, 2012 7:23:59 am PDT #20401 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
These are the ones I bought on recommendation of ND--though they're earbuds, not over the ear, they are noise-canceling. I do like them on the plane.
Cool.
A year ago an Apple Store employee told me that noise-canceling earbuds did not exist. I'll have to try these.
le nubian - Jul 06, 2012 7:27:28 am PDT #20402 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
dcp's recommendation are the ones I have as well. I couldn't fly without them. They are the bomb! I also use them in Starbucks.
The case they come in is a bit too bulky, so I have a mesh case with a hook so I hook them on to my briefcase.
Rob - Jul 06, 2012 7:35:03 am PDT #20403 of 25501
I don't know the official word on webOS, but most of the original team either moved on a while ago or were laid off more recently.
§ ita § - Jul 06, 2012 7:38:16 am PDT #20404 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was reading "Pivot"? The app store for WebOS has a magazine, which is weird. And it includes some really lame assed fashion. But I think it said that HP was focussing on software not hardware. However, I'm sure a million things have changed since that was written.
Maria - Jul 06, 2012 7:41:53 am PDT #20405 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Thanks, everyone.
Rob - Jul 06, 2012 7:42:30 am PDT #20406 of 25501
Two CEO changes, if nothing else.
I could never figure out why HP bought Palm in the first place. Some of us had a theory it was just to scare Microsoft into knocking $0.50 off the licensing fee for Windows. Given how many Windows machines HP ships that would have paid for the acquisition in one year.
Tom Scola - Jul 06, 2012 7:46:58 am PDT #20407 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A long article on the downfall of Palm and WebOS: [link]
tommyrot - Jul 06, 2012 8:06:46 am PDT #20408 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, that was fascinating.
NoiseDesign - Jul 06, 2012 8:11:25 am PDT #20409 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
A year ago an Apple Store employee told me that noise-canceling earbuds did not exist.
A year ago he was wrong as well. I have the model before this one and have been using them for at least 3 years now, and they weren't a new model when I purchased them.