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Microsoft looking to poach webOS devs

article published on 21 August, 2011

Following HP's decision to kill off all webOS-based hardware and firesale their Pre phones and TouchPad tablet for $49 and $99, respectively, Microsoft is looking to bring talented webOS devs over to the floundering Windows Phone 7 platform. Microsoft has had good success in bringing developers over to WP7 and despite mediocre hardware sales the platform has 30,000 apps in record time. ... [ read the full article ]

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22. August 2011 @ 01:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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To any published webOS devs: We'll give you what you need to be successful on #WindowsPhone, including free phones, dev tools, and training, etc

Other than the free phones, Android offers this to everyone for free.

Also, do they really think that they can poach BOTH of the webOS developers?


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22. August 2011 @ 07:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If this happens what do microsoft do ditch Windows phone 7 and move to webos and screw the developers who wrote code for wp7... more likely they want the palm patterns to add to their collection and will can the os..
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22. August 2011 @ 19:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
webOS is superior that WP7.....

.....on Android devs side:
http://t.co/pxIRwaE
Video: Android 2.2.1 on HP TouchPad: (Qualcomm-Quirc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmpmlOpvoC0&feature=player_embedded


...and.... even Oracle want to buy HP:
http://t.co/NOXR0Rs

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The rule above all the rules is: Survive !
Capitalism: Funnel most of the $$$ to the already rich.

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They like people who enjoy pursuing failure, for some reason.
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