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Re:TouchPad 16GB on Sale for $99 by dotcoma on Saturday August 20, 2011 @02:11PM (#2907259)
see - you CAN compete with the iPad: it's all a matter of price ;-)
Re:TouchPad 16GB on Sale for $99 by Apple-Guy on Sunday August 21, 2011 @12:31AM (#2908523)
HP's margin is lower than 30% on $500 MSRP. That means it costs HP at least $350 to produce each TouchPad (before the cost of buying Palm). Selling at $99 means at least a $200 lost on each item. Not sustainable.