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HP puts its Touchpad back on sale, at full price
MAKER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP put its Touchpad back on sale on its web site on Friday, but at full price.
The move angered consumers who were hoping to see another flash sale like the one this week that saw the devices going for as little as £89.
The tablet appeared on the HP web site on Friday afternoon, priced at £399.
Earlier on Friday, The INQUIRER reported that cut price HP Touchpads and Palm Pre 3 smartphones would not go on sale in Europe, despite earlier hints to the contrary.
The INQUIRER visited the Palm Eurostore web site on Friday morning after HP promised a 10am update about both devices on Thursday.
The HP Touchpad update on the Palm Eurostore indicated that it had thought there were more Touchpads coming, but it was then told by HP that actually, they weren't. The update said, "A decision, wholly outside of our control, has been made which meant that this expectation will not now be met.
"This decision means that we can no longer obtain any inventory of these products. Therefore, regretfully, we have no alternative but to cancel your order for these products and to process a full and complete refund of your money."
We visited the Palm Eurostore after the Touchpad went on sale at the HP web site this afternoon, but the Touchpad was still listed as 'sold out'.
What HP is up to is beyond us, although we can say that whatever it is, it isn't gaining the maker of expensive printer ink any fans.
Update
HP has told customers trying to buy the Touchpad on its website at full price that the device went back on sale in error.
The gaffe has angered customers who were eager to get hold of a Touchpad, whatever the cost.
We'd advise Touchpad enthusiasts to get on to Ebay. You'll pay through the roof compared to HP's fire sale prices last week, but you might manage to get one that runs Android. µ
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Got them off the shelves, didn't it? Phase two: plant rave reviews... then HP says due to overwhelming response back in biz! -- We'll just have to wait and see.
"angered customers" ? Ok, it's not on sale anymore. Get over it. Move on.
Relax guys, it ain't that big a deal. The WebOS people found out that they were getting pwned by the Ipad before they even released the TouchPad... You'll probably just have to look to the king of the fruit kingdom (and yes, I'm from the city with 2 durians for a performance hall) for that Touchpad.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/was-webos-tested-on-an-ipad-done-in-by-its-slower-hardware/
The Touchpad just looks (looked?) too much like the drawings in Apple's Design Patent.
I was finding their wasting of hardly gained laptop prestige a rather absurd thing but after this story, I agree to their CEO's decision. They should really stay the hell out of consumer business or the entire hewlett packard will fail.
Can't imagine? Well, we Commodore users can. I also type this from Nokia symbian phone ;)
I mean, obviously that's what happened at HP, right ? They put a summer intern in charge of marketing and here is the result.
Because, if it's not a summer intern, then somebody's getting fired, right ?
Touch Pads are worth $200-$250, judging by the prices people have been willing to pay for them on eBay. It's a dead product, and unless HP deeply discounts its remaining inventory, they're not going to sell.
a demonstration of what you can expect when you insist on using the new and improved genuine HP® brand software.
http://www.facebook.com/AndroidonTouchpad
http://www.techiesinfo.com/deals
Website error, no fixed. No more Touchpads from HP, at any price, it seems.
Added a touchpad to the basket on the HP store, shows at full price. Called the HP Cust Services number and got told that it is a mistake and they have no stock. Their web team are rectifying now.