HP Touchpad for £89 - Page 2

Mark · 22-08-2011, 23:11

That they did, but then so did a lot of others (BlackBerry for one, though at least I suspect they didn't launch on old tech).

Given Nokia's all-but-ditching of Symbian, HP's move wasn't really surprising. Let's face it - Palm were on their last legs before HP 'rescued' them. The Pre itself was also too late.

Just the three big players now - Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. With them all at each others' throats over patents there's no way a small player is likely to hang around (Chinese rip-off clones excepted).

Garp · 23-08-2011, 09:33

I would bother with it simply because there is a large drive to get Android on it. Qualcom are already demonstrating it's perfectly possible.

Cheap, very decent spec, 90 quid tablet, running Android? Yes please!

leowyatt · 23-08-2011, 10:37

Well yes if you could put Android on it then yes it could be quite interesting

Kitten · 23-08-2011, 11:57

I'll stick with my ipad ta

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22-08-2011, 23:11	#11
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	That they did, but then so did a lot of others (BlackBerry for one, though at least I suspect they didn't launch on old tech). Given Nokia's all-but-ditching of Symbian, HP's move wasn't really surprising. Let's face it - Palm were on their last legs before HP 'rescued' them. The Pre itself was also too late. Just the three big players now - Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. With them all at each others' throats over patents there's no way a small player is likely to hang around (Chinese rip-off clones excepted).