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dotcoma on Aug 20, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: TouchPad 16GB on Sale for $99

see - you CAN compete with the iPad: it's all a matter of price ;-)

Apple-Guy on Aug 21, 2011 [–]

HP's margin is lower than 30% on $500 MSRP. That means it costs HP at least $350 to produce each TouchPad (before the cost of buying Palm). Selling at $99 means at least a $200 lost on each item. Not sustainable.

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