[Driod]

Toshiba displayed its Windows 7-based tablet PC first at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the US in early 2011, but Toshiba’s change of strategy may delay the model’s launch schedule or even eliminate its chance of appearing in the retail channel.

News of Toshiba’s plans to abandon its Windows 7 slate is not surprising. When I had spoken to Toshiba recently to inquire about its tablet plans, and more specifically about its tablet PC plans, for the future, the company only said that it was pushing forward with the Android 3.0 tablet that was shown at CES.


While Toshiba is moving forward with its Toshiba Thrive tablet, which will officially debut in June, the company isn’t all gaga for Google. In terms of Chromebook, a netbook which runs the Chrome OS, Toshiba is taking a more conservative approach as its own smartbook line in the past did not perform too well. It appears from Digitimes’s report that Toshiba may take a wait and see approach and evaluate the market before jumping in.

Ouch! so google is making an even bigger step into that mobile market... having a hard product in its testing stages and then axe'ing it due to a better OS platform that is cold, but business is business.

 

[jwr]

Toshiba tablet was so good

 

[Clinquant]

Right now, they are probably worrying about coming out with a new product. No one knows yet how the masses are going to respond to the Chromebook.

 

[omosh]

In other words they want to roll out the tablet based on the masses response to the Chromebook? I agree with you Driod; business is business.

 

[chromed]

I think Toshiba is just struggling period, and will take NO chances... so instead of trying something out, and developing a new product, they are just sitting on the sidelines while Samsung and Acer eat their lunch. Not a sound business strategy.