[TouchPad Development] nevertells2:
Good for you seeing the value in sticking with the version of Android that best fills your needs, unlike others who whine and grouse when there isn't a daily version to install. Or who constantly ask why the next version is not ready to try out. But I think you have missed the boat when it comes to maintaining any version of Android on your device. Except in rare occasions, there has never been a need to completely erase everything in Android. You seem to have forgotten the functions of CWM and TWRP's, factory data reset or their ability to format specific volumes.

I don't quite follow your logic that once HP turns off the servers that it will be harder to install CM9 the regular way. You never needed WebOS or HP's servers to install Android. That was all done using one's PC and TouchPad connected via a USB cable. The fact that Mr. Sullins has given us the ability to remove WebOS was the "Holy Grail" to TouchPad owners who wanted an "Android" only device. Even though TP Toolbox will not directly install CM9, I see no reason why you cannot take advantage of it's other features to remove WebOS, set up the volumes to give you maximum memory for the /data volume and after using it to install a legacy non-data media Rom like CM10, then use CWM or TWRP to downgrade to CM9. And what is really cool, if you don't like that setup, Mr. Sullins included the ability to reinstall WebOS.

Personally, with all the tools that have become available for maintaining Android on my TouchPad, I cannot remember the last time I have booted up WebOS. And now with TouchPad Toolbox, I see absolutely no reason to keep WebOS installed. I have been an advocate of removing WebOS for longer than I can remember. I wanted all available memory dedicated to Android. Now I have 27 gigs totally available to my Android install. There is no more running out of internal memory or having to move apps to the SD card when I did. There is no more 50 app limit.

For those WebOS diehards, the WebOS Internals folks have created a "WebOS Survival Kit" and our pal RolandDeschain79 has created a video about the coming event and has been hunting down other links about it. If you properly prepare, there should be no reason why you could not keep and maintain WebOS on any Palm device.

I do have one question. why would you want to keep 100+ icons on your home screen. I don't even do that on my PC. I'm sure you know you have the ability to group like programs under one icon thus cutting down on icon clutter. I keep all my Google apps under one, maintenance tools under another, email apps under another and so on. A more efficient way to accomplish this your way would be have one icon on your home screen. Some launchers have it built into the home screen, others you have to place it there yourself. I'm talking about the icon to open your app drawer. One tap and there are all your apps.

I agree with you that the latest versions of CM9 did do certain things better than some of the latest versions of Android out now. But for what I use my tablet for, I like the latest CM11. And I am not a rabid nightly flasher like some, but I do like to push the envelope some and try out the latest technology. But for someone who likes stability and reliability and CM9 fulfills that need, that is where they should stay.

NT