WebOS has a long history of trying to find its place in the connected world. It was one of a group of Linux-based smartphone operating systems that various players adopted to try to break the Android/iOS duopoly in the mid-2010s. Some disappeared, often the casualty of company politics – the jointly developed Intel/Nokia platform, MeeGo, was collateral damage when Nokia embraced Windows Mobile and sold its handset arm to Microsoft. Others adapted to try to target less competitive segments than the smartphones – Tizen was taken under Samsung’s wing and appeared in various connected devices and IoT products; and webOS eventually landed with the other major Korean device maker, LG. LG Electronics turned webOS into a smart TV operating system…