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===2010–2013: Acquisition by HP; the launch of Open webOS===
In April 2010, HP acquired Palm. The acquisition of Palm was initiated while [[Mark Hurd]] was CEO, however he resigned shortly after the acquisition was completed. Later, webOS was described by new HP CEO [[Leo Apotheker]] as a key asset and motivation for the purchase. The $1.2 billion acquisition was finalized in June. HP indicated its intention to develop the webOS platform for use in multiple new products, including smartphones, tablets, and [[printer (computing)|printers]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last= Bajarin|first=Ben|title=HP Is Committed to Its 'webOS' Platform (and It Should Be).|series=TechLand|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|publisher=Time Inc.|date=June 30, 2011|url=
[[File:Jon Rubinstein & Todd Bradley.jpg|thumb|HP executives demonstrating webOS devices in 2011|228x228px]]In February 2011, HP announced that it would use webOS as the universal platform for all its devices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/hp-snubs-windows-plans-to-integrate-webos-into-pcs|title=HP snubs Windows, plans to integrate webOS into PCs |publisher=Digital Trends|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> However, HP also made the decision<ref name="HPThanks">{{cite web|url=http://blog.palm.com/palm/2011/02/thanks-really-for-the-feedback.html|title=Thanks (really!) for the feedback|publisher=Hewlett Packard|access-date=2011-02-14|archive-date=2011-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718120952/http://blog.palm.com/palm/2011/02/thanks-really-for-the-feedback.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> that the Palm Pre, Palm Pixi, and the "Plus" revisions would not receive [[FOTA (technology)|over-the-air updates]] to webOS 2.0,<ref name= HPBreaksPromise>{{cite web|url=http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=17498&news=hp+palm+webos+2.0+pre+pix|title=HP Breaks Promise: webOS 2.0 Upgrades for Palm Pre and Pixi Not Coming|work=Brighthand.com|access-date=February 13, 2011}}</ref> despite a previous commitment to an upgrade "in coming months."<ref name= brighthand17244>{{cite news|last=Hardy|first=Ed|title=HP Commits to webOS 2.0 Upgrades for All Palm Smartphones| work= Brighthand.com|date=November 20, 2010|url=http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=17244&news=HP+Palm+webOS+2.0+Pre+Pixi+Upgrade|access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref> HP announced several webOS devices, including the [[HP Veer]] and [[HP Pre 3]] smartphones, running webOS 2.2, and the [[HP TouchPad]], a tablet computer released in July 2011 that runs webOS 3.0.
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