HP’s printer drivers are infamous for their enormous file size. The drivers for some current deskjet printers are larger than Windows 95 was. It is thus logical that jokes about HP’s drivers being an operating system rather than a driver pop up here and there.

HP has now confirmed intentions to make its printers even fatter…by adding Palm’s webOS to the equation:
webos for printers HP: we will put webOS on printers

Obviously, I don’t expect users to do much with their webOS installation – but it is a fun perspective nevertheless…

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  5. HP Taiwan: we will do a webOS tablet

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