HP splits webOS off from the hardware division it wants to sell

HP will shuffle webOS into a new division to avoid losing it along with the company's hardware business, according to internal memos that surfaced over the weekend on PreCentral. The hardware division will remain under the company's Personal Systems Group, while the software side, which includes webOS, will split off and move to HP's Office of Strategy and Technology.

The division comes about two weeks after the company announced its plans to exit the PC hardware business, as well as stop all operations related to its webOS devices. The company and third parties have specifically avoided calling webOS "dead," "defunct," or even "pining for the fjords," though the company is publicly uncertain what will happen with the operating system.