Comment by Aloha

The issues that killed webOS had nothing to do with its technical merits (which were many) - it instead was a failure of product management.

* The TouchPad was priced too high for a new entrant with embryonic app support.

* It probably needed more development time before going to market, CTO doesnt really make GTM timing decisions.

* Insult to injury, as this fella pointed out - the applications for webOS extended far beyond a tablet, HP threw the baby out with the bathwater.

* They tried to make a strategic shift into software and services without having a great track record of doing those thing, which compounded all of the above, Palm did have some expertise there, but it was still tossed away.