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The Downward Spiral: HP Pre3 is not coming to US, will be steeply discounted in Europe.

We just got off the phone with our Paris, France associates. We just asked them to buy some HP Pre3 when it goes on clearance sale in France. If it would only cost $75, then we would get a few of the HP Pre3. We would’ve bought HP Pre3 here in the US, unfortunately HP has just canceled the US launch as reported by PC Magazine.

Bear in mind that the France version of HP Pre3 supports only Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (900/1900/2100) and Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz. That means it is compatible with T-Mobile USA 3G network but not on AT&T’s. On AT&T it would work only on the Edge network.

On related news, HP will be selling the remaining inventory of its webOS phones at discounted prices. HP Pre2 will be sold for $49.

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The Future of webOS.

I have the feeling that webOS team were just as surprised as many of us when HP announced the exit out of webOS hardware. “The next chapter for webOS” post (and email to webOS developers) seem to back up my assertion.

As many of you are aware, we are currently scheduled to hold many developer events around the world. We are planning to continue with these events, however, due to the recent announcements; the nature of them will change. These updates will be posted on our events registration site this coming week. We are eager to present to you the updated strategy for webOS and to hear your feedback.

It seems to be the case of decisions made on the management level without any inputs from webOS team.

In addition to that, AppleInsider and Electronista noted that resellers begun clearing out HP TouchPad priced as low as $99 and $149 for 16GB and 32GB model respectively.

Microsoft is now actively pursuing published webOS developers to Windows Phone 7 platform.

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What would the future be like for HP and webOS?

Another big news came out this week. HP to put its webOS hardware on hold and plans to spin off its PC business.

From webOS Developer Forums:

folks, I know it’s tough, but try to relax a bit. I’m working to get you as much information as I can as fast as I can. All I can say right now is that is that I don’t see this as bad for webOS.

Would HP strike deals with hardware manufacturers to license webOS?

The TouchPad, HP’s first webOS tablet ales figure is disappointing. Best Buy is reportedly only sold 25,000 units out of the 250,000 units shipped to the big box retailer.

HP is also looking into spinning off its PC business. Apparently high sales number doesn’t really translate into high profit.

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I for one was looking into getting HP Pre3, unfortunately HP is getting out of the mobile hardware business before it’s actually released in the United States. HP Pre3 is now available in Europe right before HP announced its discontinuation.

I wonder what the future be like for HP and webOS.

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That 2 second delay with HP TouchPad.

I get to play with an HP TouchPad over the weekend. It is fairly thick compared to any iPad. WebOS UI offers a different experience than iOS and Android.

One thing that really bugged me is the fact the TouchPad has a 2 second delay for the screen to rotate half a π (90º). I hope this would get fixedin the upcoming updates.

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The $499 Question: HP TouchPad

HP TouchPad is now available for pre-order through Amazon and HP.

I have been wanting to get a new webOS device and HP TouchPad could be the next one I’d get. Having used iOS and Android on other tablet computing devices I crave for more. Yes there are the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Apple iPad 2, Motorola Xoom and some other tablets. I like webOS in the original Palm Pre and am waiting for Pre 3.

I am asking myself if I should pre-order the HP TouchPad.