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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 10:51 am
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Originally Posted by pseudoswede
Not sure about the accuracy, but it appears it have costed close to $300 to make a single TouchPad.
Then they should have sold for $325 (or less) to gain market share. Competing at the same price point with an arguably better product (iPad) that was already the accepted standard was a fatally flawed strategy from the start.

I was happy to pick one of these up for $100. Should be a fun toy for a while.
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