“PC builders involving Dell and HP are focusing their energies on Windows 8 tablets for next summer, early rumors claimed Monday,” Electronista reports.
“While shy on what those models would involve, DigiTimes understood that at least Dell was trying to shift its attention to pro tablets and away from the home,” Electronista reports. “They wanted to get out from under ‘fierce competition’ in the Android space, where the Amazon Kindle Fire has triggered a race to the bottom in a crowded field, according to the tips.”
Electronista reports, “Both Dell and HP would have incentives to move to Windows 8 tablets. Its Android-based Streak tablets have never had more than a small portion of the market and have usually competed more on price owing to their low-end features. HP, meanwhile, has exited mobile OS hardware and may see Windows 8 as a way back into home-focused tablets without developing its own OS.”
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