I completely agree with all of your points, and I think that a lot of people are missing the point of just how disruptive HP have been in all of this, in terms of mopping up tablet users with the cheap Touchpad who would have otherwise opted to buy a cheap Android tablet. Amazon for one, must be furious with HP given that this fire-sale happened on the eve of their $250 tablet launch, especially given that the Touchpad makes a sweet Kindle device.

It will be very interesting to see what happens with this spin-off entity, and indeed, what it will be called (anyone taking bets on Compaq or Palm making a come back)?