Of course, the dumping of WebOS is what's making all the news, but there are interesting ramifications for the hardware side as well.

One might assume that, based on this decision, HP will shelve their ongoing legal stoush with Oracle over the itanium/d-base issue?

Given that Oracle and Intel have lost no love over the above matter, and Intel are still eager to push into the tablet and mobile sector, WebOS, at least might be a good option for them to buy if only for the UI compenents that could be rewritten for x86 on Meego.....

that could give them leverage by offering a turn key Os and Chip solution to hardware vendors like LG, Samsung and HTC