HP:
Our Windows 8 tablet will have exclusive technology. Financing partners for
first time.
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The company recently admitted to CRN that the device will
feature "unique" intellectual property. John Solomon, senior vice president of
Americas sales for HP's printing and personal systems division, said that
additional details will be revealed "pretty soon."
"Other OEMs
will be doing tablets, but the HP tablet is going to be different: It's going
to have a specific area of focus, or multiple areas of focus, which will
require a high degree of channel engagement to take full advantage of the
opportunity," Solomon told CRN.
The device will
be tailor-made for the tablet channel, targeting vertical markets. Like all
other tablet makers, HP will be going after Apple's iPad, only this time the
company will be backed by Microsoft's new touchy-blocky Windows 8 platform.
Solomon told CRN
that HP is giving partners 60-day financing for tablets and other products
under a recently launched program. This program also includes the participation
of Wells Fargo, GE Capital, IBM and De Lage Landen.
"Essentially,
we're helping pay the interest cost for partners and making sure cash flow is
not an inhibitor for them growing," Solomon said. "This is something
we haven't done in the past, and we think of it as proof of what we're doing to
re-ignite the channel."
Solomon also
backed Microsoft's need to produce the Surface tablets, saying that the move
isn’t a competitive threat. "I believe Microsoft was basically making a
leadership statement and showing what's possible in the tablet space,"
Solomon added. "Our relationship has not changed at all due to Microsoft's
announcement. In fact, I applaud it -- I think it's great that they are getting
out in front and showing what's possible."
He also said the
Surface keyboard will be great for occasional use, but professionals will want
something better that's capable of everyday use.
Source: CRN
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