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Old 06-21-2011, 01:19 AM   #7
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Way ahead in what way? It's on it's gen 1 release and other devices are on their gen 2.
I think he meant in terms of technology, not in terms of development cycle.

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There is no application or third-party device ecosystem.
I wouldn't say there's no application or third-party device ecosystem. There are already software vendors on board (e.g., Amazon, Skype, QuickOffice). A big question will be if the ecosystem will pick up.

Where HP can really differentiate the TouchPad is in the OS interface. For my phone, I've moved to Android, but I miss WebOS often. I find myself wanting to swipe for actions that take multiple taps on Android. There's elegance in WebOS that I just don't find in iOS or Android.

I think the TouchPad can be a contender, if they can put their premium apps front and center and make people want them, and convince developers that there's a market there.
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