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        <title><![CDATA[Of Course There's a World Beyond the U.S. Border!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm well aware of it having worked and lived in several other countries. The extra costs to the Apple (and any other U.S.) products is the result of tariffs, taxes, import duties, and other fees imposed and collected by the government of the country importing the product. Apple has no control over - and does not receive any of - these funds. It isn't Apple ripping you off, it's your own government.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:12:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There is a world beyond the US border...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-347719-3491682]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[... in which Apple operates and rips off its customers. It actually does charge $800 for iPads in my country, which is why a Touchpad on ebay for $300 is still a good deal]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[spawnywhippet]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:47:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[resurection?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Windows 8? That sounds like a whole new platform, not  a resurrection. Would the TouchPad even be a good (not just 'good enough') platform for Windows 8?If they considered supporting/developing the current for of the TouchPad, the recent uncertainty and fire-sales do not seem good for the business market. In the personal market the competition is even fiercer.I do not believe...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:47:09 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How the $&amp;#% do you figure that!?!?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm at a loss as to how virtually every media outlet gets this: ???Bradley said the company could resurrect HP???s short-lived TouchPad tablet computer, which was introduced on July 1 before being terminated only about six weeks later.??? out of this one vague statement: &quot;Tablet computing is a segment of the market that???s relevant, absolutely.???I mean...  WTF?  That's NOT what he said at all!  It's a huge leap from one to the other but everyone has grabbed hold and run with it!  It's misinformation like this that's causing half the confusion: HP's blunders not withstanding...Rant over...  ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mervoid]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:21:18 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[$800 for an iPad???]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Where Are YOU Buying Your Apple Products? Even on the Apple site, the price ranges from $499 to $699.The major reason the Touchpad sold out is because HP dropped to price point to under $100. This is low enough for those who want to try a pad, but didn't want to spend $200 or more for something that may not work for them.Additionally, some are being bought by speculators who are selling them on E-Bay for well over $200. I just now saw one on E-Bay priced for quicksale at $510!This may all become moot since, according to Marketplace Tech Report this morning, HP is going to do another production run of the Touchpad.Price is the driving factor here, not quality or features, including OS.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sperry532@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:20:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not gonna happen]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The only reason that the Touchpad was selling is b/c it was $100. Anyone could sell a comparable spec'd tablet for $100. They won't, cause they're losing money in selling them so low.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Akivaran]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:02:46 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Touchpad  reborn]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Bradley can see the catch there...Touchpad re-vitalized]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[alexchiu@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:08:56 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pay the Bill]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[So HP did not pay the licensing fees to Hulu?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[teeeceee]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:15:18 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Poor Chump]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-347719-3489298]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I guess I am one of those...I still think at the price I paid for it it is a decent deal, with or without support from HP. Thousands of other chumps that have been scooping them up on ebay must think so too.I am just curious to know if Linux will run on it too. Hmmm... anybody have some WebOS drivers?Chump #1]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[teeeceee]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:09:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[THE TOUCH COULD WATCH HULU NATIVELY]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That was until a bunch of douche nozzles decided that they were going to pull the licensing card and have the touchpad blocked.  This  is definitely more of a hulu issue, it should not matter if my touchpad can operate and function like a real computer, i should be able to view hulu.  Especially if I am apart of hulu plus.jack wagons**note**the user interface is very nice so they need to cultivate webOS.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jmackeyiii]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:05:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[HP Spin Off]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A possible name for the possible new company might be Compaq ?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[statistiker]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:01:47 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Good News!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This comes as good news since I just broke down and bought one on ebay, since I could not score one for $150 at Best Buy. I have been wavering over acquiring a tablet of some sort. Not wanting to spend 800+ for an iPad, the $260 I paid for the Touchpad seems like a good deal, for my proposed business uses of it at least. Given that so many have sold now, and I have heard that the WebOS has been hacked now too, there is no telling what might come around next that we new owners can leverage for use on it. Maybe, just maybe, the new HP PSG morph will continue to develop for it (Touchpad).In any event, I have a new toy, at a reasonable price (Hint, hint, HP!)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[teeeceee]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:57:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I was hoping Samsung....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[would by the PC unit. HP has had miserable performance for I and my clients, and their support is unknowledgeable, and no help at all. I've had to pull every solution out of my caboose to keep things going.I'm probably going to either go to Asus roll yer owns. Or simply switch to Asus altogether. As far as tablet PCs, I'm not ready to go there yet, but my clients will be in droves, I predict. This spin off news, gives me relief for the poor chumps that suckered into the $99 deal for HPs.(at least for now)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JCitizen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:55:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[HP may just be re-thinking about it's PC unit,]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[and might be waiting to see if it might not be worth it to stay in the PC/tablet business after Windows 8 is released..If they're going to take a year to think about it, it could be that, that gives them enough time to re-evaluate the new OS paradigm coming down the pike, that being Windows 8, which will give new life to PCs and tablets. Wouldn't they look foolish if after the PC/tablet units are sold/spun off, the PC and tablet markets take off like a rocket?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[adornoe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:29:07 -0700</pubDate>
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