cheap HP tablets: [was: WebOS dead [was: Recommendations for Android wifi tablet?]]

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

| From: William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org>

| It's scam.  All stores are out of stock.

What do you mean by the word "scam"?

To me, it means a dishonest tricky deal.

This doesn't look to be dishonest in any way.  More like a "firesale"
that created a feeding frenzy.  See
<http://forums.redflagdeals.com/merged-hp-touchpad-16gb-99-99-32gb-149-99-everywhere-1072318/>
-- 4502 messages so far and 1121 folks reading the thread at the
moment!  It appears that they've sold out all available stock.

They may subsequently find more stock somewhere in the supply chain,
but they surely have halted manufacture of these units (there is an
estimate that the Bill of Material cost to HP is $300; that seems
high, but they are not making a profit at $100 retail).
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