ecosystem won't be viable. WebOS will be confined to niche status. Bada, Tizen, and Others -- There are many other smartphone OS's around, including Samsung's Bada [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bada] and Tizen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tizen] (evolved from MeeGo). Like webOS, these could be useful to consumers and profitable for vendors, but I doubt any will achieve