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HP Investigates Android TouchPads Delivered With Android

Posted by timothy on from the prank-or-mistake dept.

angry tapir writes "HP is investigating how several TouchPads reportedly shipped to end users running Android, instead of webOS. Shortly after HP announced it would stop selling TouchPads and began offering the remaining tablets for US$99, reports surfaced from a few users who say they received TouchPads that run Android instead of HP's webOS software. At the same time, developers have been working on porting Android to the TouchPad, since it's uncertain how much support and development HP will dedicate to webOS in the future."

4 of 86 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Previous returns sold as new most likely by Sockatume · · Score: 3, Informative

    The "Android Touchpads" that were delivered were actually in a much more advanced state (e.g. the touchscreen worked) than the Touchpad hacking scene had achieved.

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
  2. Re:WebOS Linux or Android Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Linux is a kernel, not an application framework

  3. Re:So I guess... by wren337 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Apparently they have an internal working android port, and the community is requesting the source code (per the license). If it can be shown that HP shipped android, even accidentally, then they need to provide the source on request.

  4. Re:WebOS Linux or Android Linux? by Richard_at_work · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Last time I looked, the Android user space is Apache licensed, and the Apache license is FOSS...