Australian retailer stops promotion HP TouchPad

Electronics retailer Harvey Norman has well thought-out its franchisees to tow thousands of webOS-powered Hp laptop battery TouchPads inedible the shelves nowadays, in the same way as the artifact manufacturer assumed overnight with the aim of it would rebuff longer take place producing the device.

Speaking with ZDNet Australia in the same way as emergency talks with HP Australia, Harvey Norman's broad-spectrum director of Computers, Ben McIntosh, assumed with the aim of the decision to bring to a halt promotion the device was a rejoinder to the uncertain opportunity of the webOS platform.

"I'm taking a very positive observe on this, more readily than waiting and waiting," McIntosh told ZDNet Australia. "Because I can't take place bound to be with the aim of webOS won't take place supported ongoing, I've instructed my franchisees to take the TouchPad inedible the shelves. Not for the reason that Hp laptop battery told me to, absolutely for the reason that we can't take place bound to be if they're departure to [be supported in the sphere of future]," McIntosh added.

Harvey Norman scored an exclusive deal to retail the formerly Australian load of the HP TouchPad through its license system, and had taken release of 6000 units in the sphere of the formerly load.

Used for further on this story, read Harvey Norman stops promotion Hp laptop battery TouchPad on ZDNet Australia.