HP could be the other, with a WebOS that spans mobile and desktop devices.
#Lifeboat pc mac os x
Apple is one of those companies, with the ever more popular Mac OS X and iOS. Think about it: As Microsoft sinks, only PC makers who have a strong alternative OS will survive. In fact, it's the only move if the company wants to thrive in the post-PC era. And then there's Apple, which will likely be well on its way to melding Macs and iPads as CEO Steve Jobs has all but announced. It's not as if the first version under Palm got any traction, and HP's recent demo of WebOS 2.1 was very much a rehash of what Palm brayed about two years earlier. Microsoft could lavish HP with money to change its mind, or find a way to penalize HP through unfavorable license terms or dropped marketing support. HP's executive suite has hardly been stable in recent years, so who knows if Apotheker - who hasn't exactly been warmly received - will be calling the shots then. Of course, 2012 is a long time off in the tech industry's calendar. It's an eerie parallel to what's happening in North Africa and the Middle East today. People are fed up, and they're starting to believe that something is about to change, or that they must create the change themselves. And I won't be surprised if those publicly voiced frustrations quickly expand to cover the many quiet complaints I've been hearing on the instability and difficult management of Exchange and related Windows Server products. I fully expect all the dark mutterings I've been hearing off the record about Microsoft's rudderless mobile efforts and lack of interest in a new version of Windows will go public. I believe we're set for a repeat, this time with HP's WebOS switchover being the straw that breaks the camel's back. However, they voiced their anger massively and publicly once InfoWorld launched its Save XP campaign in early 2008. In 2007, people quietly fretted about Windows Vista but were afraid to go public because buying Microsoft was the only choice.
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