LG's intent of using webOS on smart TVs means a new platform will hopefully emerge in the TV space. Will they be successful when other companies were not? I hope so.

Google TV had a lot of promise, but didn't go very far. Even though millions of users around the world love their Android phones, for some reason using Android on a TV isn't in high demand.

Apple has called Apple TV a hobby, and except for Apple fanboys, it hasn't been a huge success. Apple diehards can stream movies from the Internet, and/or from their Apple devices, but it hasn't been a "must have" device yet.

Can LG do something with webOS that will change the landscape? I hope so, but without an accompanying smartphone or tablet that runs the same OS, I think their chances of success are slim. When you think about it, LG doesn't really lead in any market? Maybe their idea is simply to create some nice TVs that will sell reasonably well, but not dominate. I hope they will breathe new life back into webOS and actually try to compete. webOS was such a strong OS but it was horribly mismanaged.

Please LG, let's see a webOS smartphone and tablet that can connect to a webOS TV.