HP Drops Out of Tablet War

In a sad but not entirely surprising move, Silicon Valley’s HP surrendered to the mighty power of the Apple iPad on Thursday and announced that it would cease production of it’s tablet computer, the TouchPad, after a mere six weeks on the market. Six weeks! The poor TouchPad. It was like a new kid at school who didn’t even get a chance; reminiscent of but not quite as blatant a copy as its sorry little cousin, the Microsoft Zune.

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