Software

Just Let WebOS Die Already

HP’s earnings were brutal this past quarter, sure. In response, new CEO Meg Whitman’s clarion call to investors, repeated over and over again? We need to be more clear. We need to let you know what’s going on.


November 9, 2011
News

Report: HP Still Doesn’t Know What To Do With WebOS

So apparently newish HP CEO Meg Whitman has held an all-hands-on-deck meeting to discuss the fate of webOS, which is exactly the kind of meeting you have when your ship is sinking. The verdict, according to The Verge: uh, give us a few weeks. Perfect.


September 23, 2011
News

HP Charts The Same Goofy Course With Whitman At The Helm

So here’s what you need to know about why HP fired CEO Leo Apotheker: it’s not because of the choices he made, it’s how he executed them. So TouchPad is still dead. PCs are still being shunned. And ’round and ’round and ’round we go.


News

SERIOUSLY HP MEG WHITMAN WHY WHY WHY

All Things D reports that apparently HP CEO Léo Apotheker will be ousted today, and former eBay CEO/failed gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman will take his place. Because when your house is on fire, your first call should be to an arsonist.


October 20, 2010
Online

One Politician’s Incredibly Unfortunate Tweet

Meg Whitman’s running for governor of California. Last night, her press secretary tweeted what was intended as a standard-issue endorsement announcement. But when you leave off a letter from a bit.ly address, strange things happen. Like, really, horribly, hilariously strange.