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Originally Posted by Yoshi 1080
AFAIK that has always been just a rumor without any official statements. I think it was just put on ice. HP’s assimilation of Palm and it’s efforts in WebOS would suggest the end of the (Windows-based) HP Slate, but maybe Microsoft went rampage and demanded it's continuation. Let's not forget that Ballmer showcased the HP Slate personally at the CES 2010, so a discontinuation would be pretty embarrassing for Microsoft.  |
Actually, it was officially confirmed by HP about a week and a half back.
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/art...reg_R1002_USEN
Now, they don't explicitly say that the Slate referenced by Balmer will not have Win7 on it, but they do explicitly state that, "Palm will be responsible for webOS software development and webOS based hardware products, from a robust smartphone roadmap to future slate PCs and netbooks."
The real question is just how "future" is "future"? Either way, Microsoft will have HP as a competitor soon enough.