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[Jeremy Sikora]

With the big news yesterday of HP dumping the current webOS hardware line up do we have any webOS users jumping ship to iOS?

If you are one of these converts, welcome aboard.

[itsalexaye]

I still think Apple should buy webOS. not sure what they would do with it though.

[Jeremy Sikora]

Originally Posted by itsalexaye

I still think Apple should buy webOS. not sure what they would do with it though.

I'm sure Apple is loving how this has all played out.

[itsalexaye]

Originally Posted by Jeremy Sikora

I'm sure Apple is loving how this has all played out.

Yea I'm sure Scott Forstall is sitting there laughing so hard... But I am kinda sad that webOS is falling apart it means less competition for Apple.

[speedskate]

I was looking forward to upgrading from an original Pre to a Pre3, but after seeing the way the TouchPad and Veer launches went, I decided it was already time to move on to something else. I'm tired of Palm's broken promises (Flash support for original Pre), and HP's new broken promises (document editing for the TouchPad, products shipping in weeks not months). Even HP's "making things right" to previous Pre owners was a slap in the face. They gave a $50 coupon on a TP, only to have the price lowered by $100 or more when the coupon expired.

I really hope the iPhone 5 comes to Sprint which would make the transition very easy for me, but all I can do now is wait. Already used to waiting from Palm and HP though.

[itsalexaye]

Originally Posted by speedskate

I was looking forward to upgrading from an original Pre to a Pre3, but after seeing the way the TouchPad and Veer launches went, I decided it was already time to move on to something else. I'm tired of Palm's broken promises (Flash support for original Pre), and HP's new broken promises (document editing for the TouchPad, products shipping in weeks not months). Even HP's "making things right" to previous Pre owners was a slap in the face. They gave a $50 coupon on a TP, only to have the price lowered by $100 or more when the coupon expired.

I really hope the iPhone 5 comes to Sprint which would make the transition very easy for me, but all I can do now is wait. Already used to waiting from Palm and HP though.

Hopefully we will be able to say "Welcome to iPhone and iOS"

[Irish Rose]

I wouldn't be surprised when all is said and done if Apple doesn't see a large increase in the number of sales from the people who are switching over from webOS.

[jetsen]

I guess I got out just in time. I pickup a Verizon iPhone 4 just last week and haven't powered up my Palm Pre+ since. And for the record, I'm very happy with my purchase. Of course the app catelog is better but more that that the experience of iOS just feels more... complete. There are many things I wish iOS/Apple would "steal" from webOS, specifically the gestures that made one handed operation so incredibly easy, a little more openness would be nice but I realize that's not the Apple way (it took about 3 hours before I felt the NEED to jailbreak). Maybe Apple can capitalize on this move by HP: patent #7555727: Integrated Handheld Computing and Telephony System and Services.

[starbird]

Originally Posted by speedskate

I was looking forward to upgrading from an original Pre to a Pre3, but after seeing the way the TouchPad and Veer launches went, I decided it was already time to move on to something else. I'm tired of Palm's broken promises (Flash support for original Pre), and HP's new broken promises (document editing for the TouchPad, products shipping in weeks not months). Even HP's "making things right" to previous Pre owners was a slap in the face. They gave a $50 coupon on a TP, only to have the price lowered by $100 or more when the coupon expired.

I really hope the iPhone 5 comes to Sprint which would make the transition very easy for me, but all I can do now is wait. Already used to waiting from Palm and HP though.

You won't be disappointed if you switch to iOS. I had an original Pre, and the only thing I miss is Synergy. There are ways around it (the sync feature in the Facebook App, for instance), but nothing quite like the full Synergy experience.

You won't regret it.

[bainx7]

I am a recent widower as my previous o/s committed tragically suicide in a very public manner... (oh the promises made and broken).

I am still recovering from my loss, but I know life moves on and I need to get back in the saddle... so I am playing the field... ios is really attractive, but android is out there too, not as attractive, but popular.

I was so faithful, my eyes never strayed to look at other os's... not sure how the os compare, what needs are filled and which ones aren't...

However, looking at the sister site of AndroidCentral forum, they have an nice 'Homebrewer's Guide to Android' aiding in the transition from webos to android... does the tipb forum have a similar 'guide'?

I really don't like Android, but the way they provide recommendations based on webos terminology, I find extremely helpful and welcoming.

Any help or suggestions with comparing iso to webos are greatly appreciated!

in mourning...