Originally, HP CEO Mark Hurd said that HP didn’t buy Palm to be in the smartphone business. Use time travel and set your machine to 24 hours later, and you’ll find his new statement, clearly spelling out that HP will use webOS in tons of web-connected gadgets, including smartphones and printers:
When we look at the market, we see an array of interconnected devices, including tablets, printers, and of course, smartphones. We believe webOS can become the backbone for many of HP’s small form factor devices, and we expect to expand webOS’s footprint beyond just the smartphone market, all while leveraging our financial strength, scale, and global reach to grow in smartphones.
