I have made the decision to move to Nokia, effective December 19.
While I fully support Meg’s announcement to make webOS an open source project, and am tremendously excited for the future of webOS, I was given an opportunity at Nokia that I couldn’t turn down where I think I can have a significant impact.
Nokia sells more phones to more people than any company on Earth, and their corporate mission of connecting the Next Billion resonates with me personally. When I spent 2 years working in India I witnessed firsthand the power of mobile technology to transform how people from all parts of the socioeconomic spectrum worked, played, and lived–on Nokia devices more than any other. This is what gave my professional life direction, what inspired me to move to Silicon Valley and dedicate myself to mobile technology in the first place, and the opportunity to be a part of the company that started it all for me is simply too exciting to pass up. I am honored and excited that Nokia has invited me to join in their journey of connecting the world’s billions.
2011 was a year of challenges for those of us at HP, and I worked with some that taught me a lot about overcoming adversity and working under pressure. I want to thank all of them for taking me under their wing and teaching me and making my time there so memorable. The webOS community of developers, hackers, and superfans is truly like nothing else. Even though I am trading my Pre3 for a Lumia 800, webOS will always have a special place in my heart.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a billion people to connect…
John vs. Internet 
Good Luck John! I’m sure that with you on board, Nokia will soon move from Billions to Trillions!
Very cool! Wishing you all the best in this next step in your journey!
Your article has prveon useful to me. It’s very informative and you are obviously very knowledgeable in this area. You have opened my eyes to varying views on this topic with interesting and solid content.The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.Interesting website, i read it but i still have a few questions. shoot me an email and we will talk more becasue i may have an interesting idea for you.
John, are you going to be doing similar work as to what you did at HP/Palm? I’m sure you’re going to love your new Lumia 800. I bet it’s light years better than the Android junk I had to go to when I deactivated my Pre.