HP earnings call confirms Q1 2011 release of a webOS tablet: (UPDATE – Statement Confirmed)
In an all hands meeting last week HP Vice President Todd Bradley was rumored to have talked about the dream so many of us are already salivating for: a webOS-based Tablet coming in Q1, 2011. PreCentral reports tonight that during HP’s Q3 2010 earnings call, in an answer to a question, HP confirmed the release for the rumored tablet. As soon as we can confirm the juicy details we will get them to you. It’s beginning to feel like we will soon all need to grab our surfboards and prepare for the oncoming webOS wave about to hit us with its multitasking goodness. Stay tuned!
Update:
Engadget has confirmed the statement HP was reported to have made in its Q3 2010 earnings call, quoting HP as saying in response to a direct question about about their future in tablets:
“You’ll see us with a Microsoft product out in the near future and a webOS-based product in early 2011″
Hmm. So HP’s Windows 7 slate will debut before the webOS slate. Nevertheless, this is a promising and unlikely development as HP is known for not announcing products until they ship. It truly does showcase not only HP’s apparent unwavering commitment to webOS, but also their hunger to be, with all sorts of upcoming form factors and operating systems (Android, Windows 7, Blackberry, and webOS), a legitimate volume player in the still nascent tablet arena.
[Source: PreCentral, Engadget]
