Let us flashback to the 2010 Mobile World Congress with Steve Manser, HP's Senior VP, saying, "HP is working even closer with Microsoft to develop signature phones on the Windows Phone 7 Series that offer an entirely new consumer experience.”.
Apparently, times have changed and we've seen indications that HP is no longer on board with Windows Phone 7. The latest confirmation of such came in a CNBC interview with HP Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley. Bradley left no room for doubt when he said, "I think it's clear to say, that we're very focused on the customer, and giving the customer the experience that's important to them. We won't do -- will not do a Linux / Android phone. We won't do a Microsoft phone.".
Instead, HP will concentrate on using WebOS (a.k.a. Palm) for the company's smartphone lineup. With such a strong position on Windows Phone 7 it would appear that the HP Glisten might very well be HP's Windows Phone swan song.
So, does HP's departure from the WP7 represent a great loss or a void easily filled by another company?
[via: Precentral]
