The Demise of Hewlett-Packard’s Touchpad
Hewlett-Packard, Inc., founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1939, is one of the most innovative hardware developers that cater to all types of consumers (“HP History,”n.d.). In a move to further expand their products and services, Hewlett-Packard, or HP, released the Touchpad, which they touted to be the one to beat Apple’s iPad. Sales, however, were dismal. In a little over a month, the price dropped and HP announced that it would discontinue the Touchpad (Woyke, 2011).
This decision by HP is hedged on two assumptions. The first is that the operating system webOS cannot gain a ...
