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HP’s Todd Bradley Talks TouchPad Success with Bloomberg

By: , 7/22/2011 7:57 am | 19 comments
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Todd Bradley runs the $40 billion Personal Systems Group wing of HP, and was on Bloomberg West recently to discuss various things related to HP’s webOS push. In the six minute interview, Bradley answered several key points:

  • On the future of webOS: it’s coming to other devices, PCs.
  • On webOS licensing: HP would be willing to partner with companies that make devices that HP doesn’t, in order to complete the ecosystem of connected webOS devices. (Bradley threw the poor girl for a loop when he asked her to repeat her question and she’d forgotten it, but the teleprompter saved the day!)
  • On competing against the iPad: The TouchPad has differentiating factors such as Touch-to-Share, wireless charging, Synergy, Just Type. In addition, HP is homing in on enterprise and will leverage their 180,000 retail partners worldwide to get the TouchPad to market.
  • Competitors say the TouchPad isn’t selling well: “Well look I’m sure our competitors hope it’s not selling well.” HP thus far is happy with the ramp and will continue to invest heavily in the TouchPad’s success. We will also continue to see more advertising across the board and a big push in the enterprise market.
  • On Todd Bradley leaving HP: He laughed at this and said he’s thrilled to be doing what he’s doing, but who knows about these things.

Oh and our count hearing “the webOS?” Mr. Bradley did very well and said “webOS” appropriately throughout the interview, save for the very end when he let one slip. Overall, well done, sir. ;-)

[Source: YouTube; Thanks for the tip, kazed!]

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  • http://www.mikeavello.com Mike Avello

    About that Touch-to-Share feature. As cool as it is to show off and market, until they have a device out that actually works with the TouchPad and this feature it seems a bit mute…same goes for lack of SMS syncing with the touchpad on the pre2, not even sure if the veer supports this yet without an update either…

    Still love the TouchPad, I just think they need to push some updates for the phones available and/or release that pre3 to make use of some of the differentiators they are talking about.

    • TimmyB

      Mike, I agree with what you are saying, but the word is “moot”; the other word means “silent”. 

      As to your point, even if there were a phone that did this already, I don’t believe it’s a deal-changer for someone.  It’s cool, but it’s not going to make someone say “I’ve got to have THAT tablet!”  Just Type, Synergy, and all the other things that make up webOS?  Now THOSE are deal-changers!

    • TimmyB

      Mike, I agree with what you are saying, but the word is “moot”; the other word means “silent”. 

      As to your point, even if there were a phone that did this already, I don’t believe it’s a deal-changer for someone.  It’s cool, but it’s not going to make someone say “I’ve got to have THAT tablet!”  Just Type, Synergy, and all the other things that make up webOS?  Now THOSE are deal-changers!

  • Brother Al

    Um, you guys are killing us non Touchpad/Flash folks…

    • Brother Al

      Sorry, not directed at you Mike. I open this app & either get a freezeup or a Get Flash page, plus no video access… Nice job guys, phase ever other webOS device out of this site for a handful of Touchpads…

      • http://www.webosroundup.com/ DanR

        Look down and you’ll see where it says “Source: YouTube” Click that link and it’ll open your YouTube app.

    • JDM

      You have a $50 coupon; go spend it, whiney. (tongue firmly in cheek) :)

  • Cody

    If Touchpad had a microphone and worked with google voice calls, I would have already bought it.

    • Greg M

      It does have a mic.

      • KH

        Yep, mic for the Skype integration.  Cody, are you on your way to an official Touchpad retailer yet?

    • oboise

      Touchpad does have a microphone. Been running RecordIt at meetings with very good results, even for the folks that were talking over a craptabulous speaker phone. 

    • http://twitter.com/acaplinger Andrew Caplinger

      It definitely has a mic.  It works as a bluetooth speakerphone for most cell phones, not just HP phones. 

      As for Google Voice, I could be wrong but I don’t think Google has opened up the API to allow 3rd-party developers to do that.

    • http://www.facebook.com/aportman Adam Portman

      There’s a mojo google voice dialer right? Use that with the microphone..

  • Abe

    I wish they would not just talk about webOS and start releasing some new phones (Sprint)…. hmm…

  • Unclekeg

    to add insult to injury, the video wont even play on my touchpad or any pc, as youboob has stopped the embedded video.

    • Sfhndymn

      Played fine on my Touchpad. Click on the embed link. Bloomberg set the video so you can only watch it on the YouTube site.

       (Dan, you should replace the embed with a link so folks won’t think their device is broken).

  • jeff gordon

    I read it as saying that the sales werent doing too well.

  • http://www.facebook.com/levi.pelikan Levi Pelikan

    Embedding disabled = lame. Also, I wish HP would ban the phrase “the WebOS”

  • http://profiles.google.com/anayagamingllc Jason Buffalo

    Hmmm No numbers in how Much the Tochpad sold or got Pre Ordered, i hope they start showing some numbers otherwise all this “success” will back fire as soon another WebOS device comes out.