Re:HP to produce one more batch of Touchpads
by Hyena on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @03:37PM
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Just a possibility: HP is a large company with deep pockets, it can likely afford to sell TouchPads at a loss for quite a while. That would give them time to work out bugs, recoup some in apps and find a less costly manufacturing process (or let time do that work for them). If all they lose on it is $100 million a year, it might be a worthwhile investment in positioning.
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Re:HP to produce one more batch of Touchpads
by jasontsui on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @03:56PM
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Unfortunately with the acquisition of Autonomy, their pockets arent so deep anymore. They spent about 80% of their cash on the deal, leaving them with not much money to push devices like the Touchpad at a loss.