HP

Even at $99 the TouchPad is a Bad Buy

by Mike Mansell August 23, 2011
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But as I’m sure you’ve heard, HP recently made a pretty stunning announcement that they were intent on removing themselves from the mobile industry, and as reports have also speculated, the larger hardware industry altogether. And now that the company is looking to root itself into the software industry HP has taken a number of steps to tie up their loose ends in the hardware sector.

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Here’s Why HP Is Moving Into the Software Business

by Jeff Weisbein August 19, 2011
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It’s clear to us that HP is looking to focus on the software industry now and while many sites and blogs have been attempting to dissect the actual words HP used in its announcement that were discontinuing the TouchPad, WebOS devices, and planning to spin-off its PC business, I’ve thinking about what they didn’t say.  It all starts [...]

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HP’s Focus Is Now On Being A Software Company

by Mike Mansell August 19, 2011
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When I first heard that HP was on the verge of getting out of the mobile industry by discontinuing the webOS operating system and indefinitely stopping production of their less than successful TouchPad tablets I honestly thought HP was nearing the end.

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HP’s New Strategy: If You Can’t Beat Them, Undercut Them

by Mike Mansell August 11, 2011
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How do you compete with the iPad? For a while now it has seemed as if manufacturers have had their heads in the sand and haven’t been able to figure out the answer to this simple question, but this week HP took up the a new approach which I honestly think will help them gain a much better edge in the tablet industry. If you can’t beat them, undercut them.

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Will WebOS Pick Up Where Android Falls Short?

by Mike Mansell June 27, 2011
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For what seems like forever now, we have seen an ongoing war between rival technology companies Apple and Google, both of whom have managed to tap into the constantly growing mobile industry with their feature-rich operating systems; iOS and Android.  With both companies being huge in the public eye, many have taken up one platform [...]

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HP Just Became Apple. Minus The Sex Appeal.

by Jeff Weisbein February 9, 2011
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HP just announced its new mobile product line which includes the HP Pre 3, HP TouchPad, and HP Veer.  As expected all three devices run WebOS.  However, at the end of the event, HP threw a curve ball which most of us probably did not expect to hear.  HP is planning on putting WebOS on [...]

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