Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman intends to establish WebOS as an important player in the long run as an open-source mobile OS. Reason? With the US and European regulatory agencies approving Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, Whitman believes that the popular Android OS might not remain open source.
"It may take up to four years for the complete impact of webOS to be felt, but HP will remain patient," PC World quoted Whitman as saying. She was speaking at the HP Global Partner conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. 
In August 2011, Google announced its intentions to purchase Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The deal has now been approved by the US and European regulatory agencies. Specifically, Google is buying the smartphone and set-top box assets and the vital intellectual property (IP) it needs to protect its Android smartphone licensees.
Though the search engine giant said that Android would remain an open-source operating system, HP CEO shared that "the industry needs another OS," contending that Android could become closed source with Google's acquisition of Motorola.
Whitman also talked about Apple's iOS, which currently dominates the mobile market. But according to Whitman since iOS is also proprietary, it actually creates an opportunity for webOS to flourish as an open-source OS.
Addressing the uncertainty flowing around webOS, Whitman clarified that the company intends to continue contributing to its development in the long run.
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