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HP's Strange Obsession With WebOS For Printers
ryzvonusef writes "VentureBeat's (typically unnamed) sources identifies Intel and Qualcomm as being involved in talks for acquiring the Palm asset portfolio. However, citing sources intimate with HP's negotiations, it reports that the company wants to be able to license webOS back for use in printers; it wants it so much, in fact, that the issue has become 'a crucial part' of discussions. Maybe there's something about webOS and printers that HP knows and the rest of the world doesn't."
just because there's an update service in Windows doesn't mean its readily available to HP. I've only seen a few drivers in there - realtek mainly for my system.
How much does it cost to add your binaries to Windows Update?
But then that's HP's fault, not Microsoft's. They're a business and they provide a service that you can use to update your software, and we're going to blame them because HP doesn't use it? Or because they want to make money so that they remain profitable? Who gives a shit if the Linux system is "superior"? What Bert64 complained about was that HP provided their own update service because (sic) one isn't available on Windows. That is clearly a lie that he used to ramble about how awesome Linux is on the next line, which is a pretty clear cut case of idiotic fanboyism.