When HP bought Palm, there was some rejoicing certainly happening. After all, it meant that Palm, the house that built webOS, wasn’t going to shrivel up and die away due to lack of money. Which meant that there was still some time for the company to create some good things for the software, as well as release some new hardware. Then, HP managed to shred everyone’s hopes and dreams by saying that smartphones weren’t necessarily on the company’s “things to do,” list. Well, thankfully that’s not true.
Since that announcement, and HP’s subsequent PR battle with fans all over the world to suggest that HP never meant to say that smartphones weren’t coming, things have settled down. And, perfectly timed with that calm, is AllThingsD saying that they’ve got it on firm grounding that Palm is indeed working on an upgrade to webOS. Additionally, they’ve got new hardware on the way.
“I’m not allowed to talk about future road maps, especially because we’re in the process of being acquired by HP. But yes we have a road map. We are working on future devices. And a new version of the OS. So I think, you’re going to find the next year very exciting.” That’s what Josh Marinacci said during a developer event yesterday. So, that means something’s coming. The tricky part? That whole “the next year,” thing. That could mean we don’t see any fruits of their labor until next year. In the mean time, what are current owners of the Pre/Plus and Pixi/Plus going to do? Statements that create more questions never sit well with us.
[via SlashGear]
