Goodbye WebOS
Six months, thats how long it been since this post on WebOS Connect event in London.
A lot has happened, since then
From Palm being sold to HP, WebOS GBU being spun off – then not, webOS ‘enterprise development environment’ to Leo Apotheker commiting seppuku, to Amazon being rumoured to be the next owner of Palm.
All the while I’ve had a webOS phone in my hand, sadly today I can no longer say that. I’ve made the change from webOS to Android, specifically from a Pre 2 to a Sony Xperia Play.
And its not for the reasons you might think.
In general I don’t need that many apps, in fact my core ‘must have’ number just four:
- Web browsing
- Kindle
The sad thing is that the last one isn’t available on webOS phones just yet, although with all devices now supporting Enyo there must be a way to hack it on to the device….
Regardless, the reason I am leaving webOS a smartphone platform for the second time is that oh so familiar feeling of being adrift I had it in late 2009-early 2010 with my original Pre and once again I feel its time to cash out and go exploring elsewhere.
Now I still have my touchpad, as it was such a bargain and I do still hope (perhaps foolishly) that webOS can yet again rise from the ashes but for now I’m off to see if Android is a worthy replacement.
If not now, then when? 