The Rise And Fall Of The HP TouchPad Tablet

By Kevin McLaughlin CRN
4:10 PM ET Mon. Aug. 22, 2011

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August 18 -- HP Exits WebOS Hardware Business, Kills TouchPad, Pre3 and Veer

In a decision that shocks many HP channel partners, the company kills off the HP TouchPad just over six weeks after it begins shipping, and also discontinues its other WebOS hardware products, the Veer and Pre3 smartphones.

"The reality is that the TouchPad has not been gaining enough traction in the market," Apotheker says in HP's gloomy third-quarter earnings call.

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