Doors Finally Close on webOS Retail Stores

People may have dared to keep hoping, but it looks like webOS is finally going away for real, now that the final stores have closed down, as reported online for everyone to make their peace.

Palm had a good run, selling items for about 19 years or so, but it eventually couldn't keep going and ended up bought by HP.

After using webOS in printers, of all things, HP tried to keep the operating system alive by using it in its tablet plans.

The TouchPad, unfortunately, was out for only a few weeks before it got sacked along with every other webOS project.

Now, the last of the webOS retail stores have shut down, after selling their final stockpiles at premium prices, especially to those who bought more than one item.

The Pixi, for instance, sold at $25 (18.20 Euro), or $15 (10.92 Euro) if one chose to buy four at once, for whatever reason.

Meanwhile, the Palm Veer sold for $50 each, or 36.41 Euro, based on current exchange rates.

Regrettably, this development is accompanied by many employee layoffs as HP is cutting its losses and getting ready to try tablets again, only with Windows 8 this time.

Of course, it won't be easy to forget all the strange things that happened with the TouchPad tablet, especially after it was supposed to have been dead and buried.

Not only did it sell better in death than in life, but it even shipped, in the last batch, loaded with Android instead of webOS.

HP was every bit as confused about the situation as everyone else involved but, so far, hasn't found out what exactly happened.

For those who want a reminder or an update on what they may have missed, they can go here to read about how the TouchPad sold out instantly as soon as it got a certain, massive price cut.