From June 2009 till the day HP dumped it in 2011, webOS had a tumultous journey. I revelled in the early days and really hoped it would succeed. It was not to be and when LG bought webOS to be used in it’s smart TVs, there was a glimmer of hope. As it turns out, it was false hope as Janko Roettgers in Gigaom writes
A failed experiment: How LG screwed up its webOS acquisition
Eighteen months later, the acquisition looks a lot like a failure. About a third of the webOS team has left LG since the acquisition, including some recent high-profile departures. Others are close to making the jump, as early euphoria has been displaced by disillusionment and frustration.
To me it looks like webOS was never meant to be. The parts that made it fun to use like Cards, gestures and other nifty things live on as iOS and Android have incorporated some of these touches in their respective OSes.
Otherwise, I think it’s finally time to say goodbye.
RIP webOS.