Not a guarantee - depends on whether they can crack the bootloader. Previous HP devices have proven difficult or impossible to crack. But one thing is for certain, there will be a lot more effort put towards it now!

just bought from hp.ca

gonna call in on monday to ensure they adjusted the price to reflect the clearance price

does that mean your order went through?

i hope the phone wait times on monday isnt like rogers/telus/fido

that shit takes forever sometimes

only 1 of my orders went through that is i only got 1 "order processed" email the other got nothing :/

I havent got shit since this morning. BB must be broken.

Staples shows "in stock"

STAPLES | BUREAU EN GROS

For those looking to actually use their TouchPads:

Main Page - WebOS Internals

lol completely ignored this thread after reading the reviews for this.
currently in ny, the walmart here has a TON of them. gonna pick up a couple probably before i hop on a plane back to van in a few days.

best part is, most of the walmarts here are 24/7 :fuckthatshit:

ordered one:
this was from RFD regarding staples though
I gave it a shot anyways

wanna grab me a 32gb? :P

Tried getting a 16GB. Most likely going to be cancelled but hey...you never know.

+1 :alone:

Just bought one online just now staples.ca! 16GB

ordered 32gb

Doh Was about to order a touchpad from Staples but as soon as I hit submit after entering cc info it went out of stock. The 1 minute it took to input my info cost my dad a tablet :(
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Just order one from here:
HP TouchPad Tablet | HP Official(R) Site

As mentioned in this post, Staples.ca has been known (for years, on RFD) to have phantom stock on Saturday nights.

I ordered one for my mom because all she needs is the basic stuff. If it was for myself I would NOT have gotten it despite it being so cheap.

I woulda felt better if I could have got my hands on a 16gb because there is no way my mom nor I need a 32gb.

I also placed an order for the 16gb at Staples but I'm sure it's a phantom stock like everyone says.

It means they expect to have stock from their supplier, and if they do, they will charge me.

It's funny how people think webos is just "basic stuff" when it is WAY more nerdy than jailbroken ipads AND android.
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Interesting how this came to be

• first, HP buys Palm for $1.8bn (actually, $1.2bn and then some directly-related expenses bring it up to $1.8bn)
• then, HP makes approx $5.1bn in 'support' acquisitions (music services, video libraries, cloud services, etc.)
• then, HP spends $0.6bn with TV and print advertising for the Veer and TouchPad
• then, HP discovers that it's going to take another 'several hundred million dollars' {source: earnings call} to achieve tenable position in tablet market. Hmm, spend another $0.7bn to get value out of $7.5bn investment? Obvious solution: pull plug, burn bridges, walk away.
• at the same time, HP's CEO decides he wants HP to be more like SAP. Oh, did I mention that HP's current CEO is the former CEO of SAP? And that he was turfed from SAP for diminishing shareholder value?
• so, HP announces that it's going to buy a software company that sorts e-mails for $10.4bn - approx 35x earnings. Analysts estimate value of company at about $4bn
• the market responds by selling HP stock like it was bubonic plague. Drops 22.6% and still falling...
• Estimated value wiped out in 48 hours on stock alone: $13.9bn
• Estimated value lost in Palm acquisition (so far): $7.5bn
• Estimated value pissed away on 'Autonomy' purchase: $10.4bn
• Total amount of money wasted: $31.8bn
• Likely cost of inevitable shareholder lawsuits: unknown
• Value of lost reputation, lost opportunities, etc.... Priceless

If this story is to be believed, it was the hardware that stopped HP software engineers from innovating beyond a certain point. WebOS runs twice as fast on an iPad...?

HP tested webOS on an iPad. It ran over twice as fast. - TNW Apple

http://www.padgadget.com/2011/08/19/...-the-touchpad/

Sorry I don't quite understand this point, can you elaborate on it?

Basically HP wasted a whole lot of money.

They blew a shit ton of money developing the Touchpad, etc and then because they didn't want to spend that that last 10% on marketing (probably just to get started...), they shut the whole thing down...which started the downward spiral. HP has now dumped a Saudi prince-worth of money down the toilet and will probably continue to do so unless they can put out something world-breaking soon...or at least announce something that people can get excited about.

I don't know why they bothered in the first place. They never had a chance in hell against the iPad or Android with this crap.