I really thought HP was the company. They had engineering, channels, and logistics. If Microsoft would pull and XBox, they probably have a shot. I just don't understand their lack of desire to use WP7. Whoever is going to compete needs a wad of cash and their logistics done well.

The problem is it looks more and more like the tablet market is mirroring the the iPod market (most people bought iPods but some went for the more sophisticated competition).