HP Bobbles Hardware in Assault on Apple IPad: Rich Jaroslovsky
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In mobile devices, the buzzword these days is “ecosystem.” Buy an iPad or an Android smart phone, and you aren’t just spending a few hundred dollars on a new bauble; you’re joining a universe of interconnected devices, apps and services.
Hewlett-Packard Co. is the latest to enter the fray. Its purchase of Palm Inc. last year brought with it the company’s well-regarded webOS operating system. Now HP has launched the TouchPad, a tablet gunning for Apple Inc.’s iPads, iPhones and iOS software.