“HP producing ‘one last run of TouchPads’”
Despite announcing an end to manufacturing webOS hardware, we have decided to produce one last run of TouchPads to meet unfulfilled demand.
What? Wait, I’m sorry, whaaaaat?
The devices they’re selling at a huge loss are sold out because they’re sold at a huge loss, so… HP is going to manufacture a few more devices to sell at a huge loss?
I may be missing something important (like, at $99 they’re actually not sold at a loss? that’d be hard to imagine), but my immediate reaction is that they’re working really, really hard to make sure everyone knows they’ve gone absolutely insane.
Unless they’re going to sell them at full price (or at any other price than $99), in which case they’re not insane, just insanely stupid.
“They’re listed for hundreds of dollars on eBay! Quick, we need to make more!”
P.S. This explanation makes some sense. Doesn’t excuse the awfully stupid communication around the whole affair, but then what would?
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