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发帖数: 733 | 1 http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/08/22/hp.fire.s
CNN) -- As Hewlett-Packard manages a tectonic shift in its business, thrifty
consumers can expect to shake down more deals on gadgets.
HP is set to replenish the supply of TouchPad tablets this week, spokeswoman
Bryna Corcoran said in a statement on Sunday. The company began selling
TouchPads for $99 and $149 last week in order to quickly shed inventory.
HP will also drop the price on the Pre3 smartphone to $75, which will not be
sold in U.S. stores, a second spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail.
While the electronics giant has ceased production on the products, the "next
batch" of TouchPads is being retrieved from a warehouse, Corcoran wrote. HP
is seeing high demand for the bargain-priced tablets, which first retailed
for $500 last month, and has struggled to keep its inventory alert system
online.
Corcoran described the sudden demand for the TouchPad as "kind of
bittersweet." In a statement, HP offered the following explanation for
discontinuing the products: "WebOS devices have not gained enough traction
with consumers."
While HP intends to stop making devices that run the company's downtrodden
mobile operating system, Richard Kerris, an HP vice president, wrote in a
message to developers on Friday saying his team plans to continue developing
the software. HP CEO Leo Apotheker has said the company has explored
licensing deals for webOS with other electronics manufacturers.
Bargain hunters are scheming on blogs and social media websites to share
tips on how to score discounted TouchPads. The two TouchPad models have shot
to the top spots on Amazon.com's list of best-selling electronics.
The fire sale has spread to Europe. The Pre3, which debuted in the UK and
France less than a week ago, is now priced at $75, 9 or £49, the
spokeswoman wrote in e-mails. It previously cost about $500 in Europe. The
device will be unlocked, allowing people in the United States to connect to
AT&T's or T-Mobile's networks.
HP will not allow customers to return the device, the spokeswoman wrote. The
news was reported earlier by PCMag.com.
The Pre3 smartphone, with its slide-out keyboard, is the flagship in Palm's
handset product line that HP acquired last year, and runs webOS, the same
software used in the TouchPad. | Z****n
发帖数: 149 | 2 pre3在哪呢！！！
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: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/08/22/hp.fire.s
: CNN) -- As Hewlett-Packard manages a tectonic shift in its business, thrifty
: consumers can expect to shake down more deals on gadgets.
: HP is set to replenish the supply of TouchPad tablets this week, spokeswoman
: Bryna Corcoran said in a statement on Sunday. The company began selling
: TouchPads for $99 and $149 last week in order to quickly shed inventory.
: HP will also drop the price on the Pre3 smartphone to $75, which will not be
: sold in U.S. stores, a second spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail.
: While the electronics giant has ceased production on the products, the "next
: batch" of TouchPads is being retrieved from a warehouse, Corcoran wrote. HP
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发帖数: 731 | 3 not in US. euro only
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: pre3在哪呢！！！
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发帖数: 8138 | 4 英国那儿是网站上买还是local的店？
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: not in US. euro only
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