Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is poised to challenge Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) and its hot new iPad with the HP Slate. Slate won't be available in time for iPad’s planned April 3 launch, but HP is wasting no time taking aim at Apple with a pair of subtle, but unmistakable jabs at Apple’s personality and the iPad’s lack of support for Adobe Flash.
A pair of videos, since shared and re-posted all over the blogosphere, surfaced on HP’s Voodoo Blog just a few hours after Apple aired a surprise TV commercial for iPad in primetime during Sunday’s Oscar presentation.
HP debuted Slate, a Windows 7-based tablet, at CES in January.
“With this Slate product, you’re getting a full Web browsing experience in the palm of your hand,” wrote Phil McKinney, vice president and CTO for HP’s personal systems group (PSG). “No watered-down Internet, no sacrifices.
via HP Skewers Apple’s iPad With Slate Demo Videos – Hardware – IT Channel News by CRN.
