Since it is opensourced now, I personally see some mix and matching going on with Android and WebOS as vendors pull in the best elements of both trying to create a unique experience and pull away from the other vendors. We'll see where it goes.
Realistically, opensourcing WebOS was the only thing HP could do to save it, and their investment in it. *If* they can get a development community around it, they'll have faster innovation than having it closed. (think LibreOffice after forking from Oracle). I'm not sure how well it is really going to go long term after dawdling too long on it, but it might get some traction, MIGHT. They don't have much to lose by rolling the dice though.
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