Data from research firm NPD released this week showed that so far the HP was the second largest seller of tablets during the year 2011 in the USA. This happened thanks to the liquidation of its HP Touchpad, which made the company jump ahead of Samsung and its diverse line of Galaxy Tabs in the U.S. market.
According to the figures, the stillbirth gadget HP sold 204,000 units in the country, snapping up 17% of the tablet market non-Apple (yes, already measuring the market as well). Since South Korea's Samsung sold 196 000 slates in the U.S. since the beginning of the year, leaving 16% of this market niche. But the great leader of the segment of tablets is the almighty iPad, which sold (worldwide) 11.12 million units.
As you know, the HP touchpad was the first - and only - son of the purchase of Palm realized in 2010 by computer giant. Launched on 1 July running the platform webOS, the device got stuck on the shelves for 48 days to get your order announced by HP, along with a cleaning of stocks that made its low price of $ 499 (the model with 16GB storage) and $ 599 (32GB) for $ 99 and $ 149.
On Monday HP announced the cancellation of the touchpad and "other operational errors" made their profits drop 91% in the quarter.
According to the figures, the stillbirth gadget HP sold 204,000 units in the country, snapping up 17% of the tablet market non-Apple (yes, already measuring the market as well). Since South Korea's Samsung sold 196 000 slates in the U.S. since the beginning of the year, leaving 16% of this market niche. But the great leader of the segment of tablets is the almighty iPad, which sold (worldwide) 11.12 million units.
As you know, the HP touchpad was the first - and only - son of the purchase of Palm realized in 2010 by computer giant. Launched on 1 July running the platform webOS, the device got stuck on the shelves for 48 days to get your order announced by HP, along with a cleaning of stocks that made its low price of $ 499 (the model with 16GB storage) and $ 599 (32GB) for $ 99 and $ 149.
On Monday HP announced the cancellation of the touchpad and "other operational errors" made their profits drop 91% in the quarter.
