I'm not sure what HP is playing at by lowering its price for their new tablet, the TouchPad, but I'm not sure its the best idea to lower the prices (by $100). The message it sends to the world may not be the one they'd like; that webOS is dying. It is after all a brand new product.
I've been a webOS user for quite a while, and I must say that the experience is superior to that of iOS (I have both an iPhone, and iPad2). The performance on the touchpad versus the iPad isn't as great, but I suspect that it's in code optimization - on the core level. The reason I come to this conclusion is that when in card view, the system performs in a very snappy manner, but once in any application, scrolling or dragging seem to be sluggish, indicating perhaps, that the core OS is written well, but the app platform (I suspect the browser) needs to be optimized. This is of course speculation. I don't see any reason the device can't be made to run more quickly, and I'm sure it will be.
I love the TouchPad, and I think it would be a shame for HP to succumb to the impatience that typically takes the blogosphere and inept news reviewer's hostage. The market shift WON'T happen overnight.
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