SAN FRANCISCO-Hewlett-Packard (HP)offers a discount of USD 100 for 16 GB versionand 32GB of them. This makes the decline inthe price of USD500 to USD400. This makes the TouchPad$ 100 cheaper than the iPad.
HP-released TouchPad $ 100 cheaper than the iPad
Hewlett-Packard (HP) offers a massive discount to its TouchPad tablets a month afterlaunching a Web-based mobile device OS toovercome the dominance of the iPad.
HP does not disclose total sales figures on atablet, which was launched in July this. But the9.7-inch tablet certainly come down in price,after receiving criticism about the touchpad like the battery does not last long, slow processingspeed and lack of application.
A spokeswoman for HP said the discountswhich lasted from May 5 to 7 August, is part of the routine promotion of the company.
"We are pleased to offer promotions anddeepen our commitment to deliver products at competitive prices are also competitive," saidHP's party, told Reuters on Sunday (07/08/2011).
TouchPad also offered on site Woot.com, withan additional discount of $ 20.
The success of mobile devices {} are usually based on a robust ecosystem of applicationand HP were not far behind Google's Androidor Apple platforms in the number ofapplications available.
But with the price reduction on these devices,like HP trying to excite consumers ininternational markets.
