Touchpad

you must have heard about HP deciding to end the production of their webOS hardware about 3 weeks ago.  this resulted in the very significant price drop of the HP touchpad. From around $300+ for a 16gb and $400+ for a 32gb excluding tax to just $99 (16gb) and $149 (32gb) - some stores including tax already. insane, right?!

tantan read about it when the news first broke but it took him a full day to decide that he wanted one. the fire sale started in canada and spread like wild fire in the US (a few days later, it reached the UK, which sold for ₤89, 16gb and ₤115, 32gb). by the time he made his decision, most retailers have sold out their stock. fortunately, amazon(dot)com hasnt brought down their price yet when tantan checked. he phoned their customer service (yeah, he was that desperate!) and asked when they will reduce their price, if ever they will. they said they already heard the news but they're still waiting for the in-house memo. tantan then asked if he'll be refunded the diff if he buys at full retail price if and when they decide to slash their price. they said yes but they couldnt say when that will happen or if it will happen at all (the latter is a bit far fetched but on the safe side). tantan was told, however, that he can return it for free if the price drop doesnt happen. he took his chances. he was billed almost $500 for a 32gb version and prayed that the risk he took would pay off. and it did!

the next day, amazon brought their price down. no refund necessary as he was only charged the discounted rate. the touchpad sold out within minutes! good thing tantan was a step ahead. it's the same story for every store which brought their prices down. the touchpad would sell out within MINUTES!

hp touchpad (black)/ipad 2 (white)

so i guess the kids are lucky their dad was able to score a very cheap tablet for them to play (and hopefully, to learn) with. and developers are trying to make android work with the touchpad (yipee!). im lucky too because i know i would have to share my ipad with them had tantan not been able to get another tablet for them. and im sure i would have cringed every single time!

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