HP axing 525 WebOS developers in massive layoff

HP will carry out a massive round of layoffs in its Palm division this week, All Things D is reporting.

The layoffs will affect as many as 525 employees and are a direct result of the closure of webOS. HP announced in August that it would kill off its webOS operating system and end development of webOS devices like the TouchPad tablet and the Palm Pre line of smartphones.

HP confirmed the layoffs but would not delve into details about the numbers.

Source: http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/hp-webos-layoff-q311/

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