According to Techcrunch.com, “Hewlett-Packard” has killed off its much ballyhooed Windows 7 tablet computer, says a source who’s been briefed on the matter.”
Insiders at HP were not happy with the power performance of the Windows 7 operating system as it requires too much power to be a viable option for a mobile tablet device. In related news, HP is set to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion and will most likely use the webOS as an alternate solution for their revamped tablet.
In order to succeed with this strategy HP will have to move a lot more units then Apple and convince 3rd party application developers that webOS is a healthy solution to the closed Apple OS. Additionally, HP will need to speed through the M&A process on both the business and technology front to gain traction in the tablet race as Apple has a million unit lead over their competitors a month after the iPad release.
It remains to be seen how HP will market this device and the impact the new operating system will have on the feature set.
Here’s an older video promoting the product:
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