Comments on: HP can already say “We’re number 2!” with TouchPad

By: Miguel Alcantara

Miguel Alcantara — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:46:18 +0000

I guess my daddy was right when he told me #2 is the first loser ;-)

By: Lee J. Mendelson

Lee J. Mendelson — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:34:58 +0000

And, just like that, WebOS is dead.

Kevin, how did you not see the writing on the wall with the deep discount a month after first going on sale?

By: Tal

Tal — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:28:24 +0000

No they can’t. Really don’t think so. HP can sell some and be in the game but they have no chance at the top (3). Home/office tablets are productivity and entertainment devices, and as such one seeks compatibility with a laptop, desktop or an appliance (e.g. TV). Apple and MS lead there, and Google is right behind.

By: jedibeeftrix

jedibeeftrix — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:14:22 +0000

“It also wasn’t until the middle of July, or roughly 30 days ago, that HP began a TouchPad marketing campaign in earnest. And yet, more people surveyed are familiar enough with the device name and brand to consider buying it over a Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 or BlackBerry Playbook.”

Sounds very reasonable to me, HP has a lot of public awareness as a supplier of home computing equipment.

By: media

media — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:58:37 +0000

HP hopes on gaining consumer attention by making its TouchPad tablet more attractive in the market with a lowered price.
http://tablettechtoday.com/blogposts/hp-touchpad-tablet-cost-reduced.html

By: heredavid

heredavid — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:47:22 +0000

I got the HP Touchpad and returned it after a week of VERY POOR usability compared to The THRIVE that I got in its place, yes a few dollars, as it too was on sale at FRY’s. The replaceable battery two cameras AND all the ports. The only SMALL items are not being able to charge with the USB port and Skype does not work on it and google talk kind of does, not a big trade-off for all the other goodies. Oh, in the 1st week TWO updates addresses small items, now that is CUSTOMER FOCUS…while it is to early to say if I will find any other issues that make me return it, overall the Battery, No USB charging and QUICK updates to address small items makes this a win-win for my needs. $350, with a case, 16GB internal, and a class 10 32GB card for $40 that is a very competitive pricing.

By: gman

gman — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:08:01 +0000

I second that.

By: Hildy

Hildy — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:55:55 +0000

No, Win7 has the best multitasking of any tablet.

Sent from my HP Slate – the first HP tablet.

By: varun

varun — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:19:50 +0000

I think Apple must have paid you to write this comment. For all I know, reality must be terrible for you.

(See? We can troll too!)

By: Gadge

Gadge — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:57:50 +0000

You are starting to lose credibility with this garbage