[The Guru]

HP Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley has confirmed to CNBC that HP will not be making any Windows Phone 7 devices, preferring instead to focus on the newly-acquired webOS for its line of smartphones. Here's the entire exchange:

Q: Can you make webOS successful with developers when you're selling Windows Phone 7, maybe Android or Linux at the same time?

A: We continue to be Microsoft's biggest customer, and we continue to believe we will drive innovation with Microsoft. At the same time, I think it's clear to say, that we're very focused on the customer, and giving the customer the experience that's important to them. We won't do -- will not do a Linux / Android phone. We won't do a Microsoft phone.

Q: So no Windows Phone 7?

A: We will continue to more broadly deliver the webOS-based phones that are in the market today, and Jon and his team have driven a strong roadmap for the future.

Q: So does that mean you're going webOS only for phones?

A: For smartphones it does. Our intent is to focus those resources and really make webOS the best OS it can be.

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[tonybro]

Slightly strange decision if you ask me. I would have had the two strands running side by side until WebOS was firmly established.

[Boz]

I think it's a good idea to concentrate on WebOS, HPs recent foray with Windows Mobile didn't exactly set the world on fire.

[The Guru]

Lets face it now that HP has made that decision they have to run with it and hopefully make WebOS a success.

[tonybro]

That's a hell of a gamble by HP (>$1bn) on a very low penetration OS. Better to go each-way and bet on both....

[The Guru]

Yeah but I reckon they've got the clout to move forward with it. Mind you though in recent years the problem with HP has been uninspiring hardware design that has let them down so that aspect of their devices has go to change too!