14 DAY TRIAL // The webOS chapter of HP's life is coming to a close, but this might still leave some people disgruntled, so the company decided to set up a refund program for some of those who bought a TouchPad.
There are many things that can get a company in the news, and not all of them are happy occasions, though what HP recently decided may be seen as a good thing by some.
This is because a refund program, while a cause of joy for those eligible, is not exactly the best of outcomes for a company itself.
Nevertheless, this is exactly what HP has announced, in order to appease some adopters of the webOS-loaded TouchPad tablet.
Only early adopters, however, not all of them, as the recent decision to scrap tablets and webOS phone plans (and just shortly after the sighting of the 64 GB slate) does not mean the company is recalling them all.
As users remember, the TouchPad tablet sold for around $500 back in its early days, but just about half a year later the 16 GB model fell to $99.
The version with 32 GB of built-in NAND Flash storage also experienced a massive price reduction, to around $149.
Needless to say, people who acquired it for so much more cash were not pleased by this, something HP felt it should make up for.
As such, there is now a way to get either all of one's money back (by returning the tablet) or part of it (if owners choose to hold onto it).
All it takes is a call to HP's Home & Office phone service and select which of the above is preferred, provided the slate was directly bought from HP that is.
As for major retailers, they should also carry out such operations, though they might take a while longer to set everything up.