It’s a marathon, not a sprint →
Jon Rubenstein:
We still have work to do to make webOS the platform we know it can be, but remember…..it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
In that spirit, Richard Kerris, head of worldwide developer relations for webOS, reminded me yesterday of the first reviews for a product introduced a little over ten years ago:
“…overall the software is sluggish” “…there are no quality apps to use, so it won’t last” “…it’s just not making sense….”
It’s hard to believe these statements described MacOS X - a platform that would go on to change the landscape of Silicon Valley in ways that no one could have imagined.
The similarities to our situation are obvious, but there’s also a big difference. Like David Pogue, our audiences get that webOS has the potential for greatness. And like me, they know that your hard work and passion, and the power of HP’s commitment to webOS, will turn that potential into the real thing.
I for one am cheering them on. I would love for WebOS to succeed and am seriously considering developing apps for WebOS if only they sold them in The Netherlands.
