HP Slate with webOS: The potential iPad rival from HP’s acquisition of Palm | The Toybox | ZDNet.com via kwout
When people starts using a one device to measure another it generally means the device being used as a measuring stick is either a standard or the best of the breed. The iPad has very quickly become the defacto standard for tablet/slate type mobility and is perhaps currently the best of the breed. The HP Slate is not yet out but with HP’s purchase of Palm the potential of porting of the WebOS to the Slate could provide a potential competitor for the iPad. This is good for everyone because competition and constant measuring will force Apple and the entire industry to improve.
Time will tell–fortunately with the rapid acceleration of development in mobility it won’t take too much time for everyone to start reaping the benefits.
