LG Acquires WebOS From HP For Its Televisions

LG is acquiring WebOS, the once promising mobile operating system, from HP in a deal that includes software, engineering talent, and licenses, reports CNET.

LG is acquiring WebOS from Hewlett-Packard, with the intention to use the operating system not for its mobile phones, but in its smart televisions. With the deal, LG obtains the source code for WebOS, related documentation, engineering talent, and related WebOS Web sites. LG also gets HP licenses for use with its WebOS products, and patents HP obtained from Palm. The financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

"It creates a new path for LG to offer an intuitive user experience and Internet services across a range of consumer electronics devices," said Skott Ahn, President and CTO of LG Electronics.


LG says it will continue to support Palm users.

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