HP Cancels Windows 7 Slate

In a move that quite likely is related to its purchase of Palm, Hewlett Packard says it is dropping development of a Windows 7 tablet device. Microsoft itself recently decided to cancel its own tablet project based on Windows 7. link

HP may also be abandoning Intel-based hardware for its slate lineup simply because it’s too power hungry. That would also rule out Windows 7 as an operating system.

HP has been looking at  Google-powered devices, but the Palm WebOS has been cited as an important tool for HP as it looks to compete in the smartphone market, and WebOS also has been talked about as suitable for slates as well.

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