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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by PTravel
Oh, well. Thanks, anyway. I'm still satisfied with the price that I got.

I read an article yesterday that HP is re-thinking it's whole WebOS strategy and may continue in the tablet business. It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out.
Yeah, HP should rethink their strategy. What they should realize is that price matters to the consumer. Apple is the premium technology provider, so they can command a premium price. HP can't.

HP's mistake is to think that they could charge a price that is close to the ipad. I think that they could make a market niche for themselves by pricing the Touchpad somewhere below the ipad, but above their firesale price.
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