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Between this and the envy it seems like HP's strategy at the moment involves looking like (but not being) Apple products... I wonder if they will raise the same
by mambodog 17y ago
Between this and the envy it seems like HP's strategy at the moment involves looking like (but not being) Apple products... I wonder if they will raise the same kind of ire from Steve Jobs that resulted in the Apple-HTC patent lawsuit?
- pbhjpbhj 17y agoI had to do a little research on this as I thought that the HP Slate had been announced first: Engadget showed images of a HP Slate on 2010-01-06, http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/the-hp-slate/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/the-hp-slate/ Whilst Engadget were still publishing rumours about an Apple Tablet, http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/apple-rumor-roundup-summer-2010-edition/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/apple-rumor-roundup-summe..., 2 weeks later. Apple announced their tablet 3 weeks after HP at http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/live-from-the-apple-tablet-latest-creation-event/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/live-from-the-apple-table.... Not conclusive proof but to say that HP were waiting to see Apples spec is wrong; unless you're considering industrial espionage. Similar info graphically http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22hp+slate%22%2C+%22apple+ipad%22%2C%22apple+tablet%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=2010-1&sort=1 http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22hp+slate%22%2C+%22apple+ip...
- mambodog 17y agoI was refering to the visual styling. HP Slate might not be based on the iPad, but surely it draws on the iPhone/iPod and/or MBP, just as the HP Envy does. Not saying there's anything wrong with that, just that it seems to be a theme in HP's latest products.