The Great WebOS Exodus: HP's Loss Is the Rest of the Tech World's Gain

Palm's WebOS team included some of the best UI designers in the world, and together they created something really great. Of course, that didn't stop Palm from going down the toilet, but you'd expect HP's purchase of the struggling smartphone company to mean a revitalization or second chance for WebOS, right?

But maybe not. HP hasn't given WebOS fans a lot of hope for what they'll do with the OS (printers? really?) and several of WebOS's key designers are fleeing the possibly sinking...