Key HP WebOS mobile developers defect to Google

Key developers from HP’s mobile development team have defected to Google, according to reports. The Verge reports that the staff were developers on a project called Enyo, which is a HTML5 application framework for HP’s forthcoming Open WebOS platform. HP maintains that its Open WebOS project is still on track despite the defections. The news […]

Andrew Sadauskas 29 May, 2012

Key developers from HP’s mobile development team have defected to Google, according to reports.

The Verge reports that the staff were developers on a project called Enyo, which is a HTML5 application framework for HP’s forthcoming Open WebOS platform.

HP maintains that its Open WebOS project is still on track despite the defections.

The news comes less than a week after HP announced it will cut 27,000 jobs from its global workforce.