No big warn here, though HP Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley just flat-out confirmed to CNBC that HP will not be creation any Windows Phone 7 inclination, preferring instead to concentration on a newly-acquired webOS for the line of smartphones. Here’s the entire exchange:
Q: Can you make webOS successful with developers when you’re offered Windows Phone 7, maybe Android or Linux during the same time?

A: We goon to be Microsoft’s greatest customer, as well as we goon to hold you will drive innovation with Microsoft. At the same time, I think it’s clear to say, which we’re really focused on the customer, and giving the customer a experience that’s critical to them. We won’t do — will not do a Linux / Android phone. We won’t do the Microsoft phone.

Q: So no Windows Phone 7?

A: We will goon to more broadly broach a webOS-based phones which have been in the marketplace currently, as well as Jon and his team have driven the clever roadmap for a destiny.

Q: So does which mean you’re going webOS usually for phones?

A: For smartphones it does. Our intent is to focus those resources as well as really have webOS a most appropriate OS it can be. That’s a large ouch for Microsoft — it has to prick when your greatest patron turns the back on your fledgling mobile efforts — but you can’t exactly see HP spending the billion dollars on Palm usually to spin around and support multiple platforms. There is the tiny silver backing for Microsoft, though — Bradley additionally reiterated that HP’s inscription skeleton aren’t so locked in, as well as once again hinted which a Windows 7-based HP Slate has turn an craving product, which is at slightest better than being killed off wholly. Lose a little, remove a little slightly reduction, you suspect. Full video after a mangle — the great bit starts around 5:20.