HP exits low-cost tablet market in product shakeup

If you're looking for a low-priced tablet from HP, you soon will not be able to find one.

HP is exiting the low-end tablet market amid declining prices and slowing demand. Instead, the company will focus on detachables, hybrids and business tablets at the higher end of the market.

"We are going to focus where there is profitability and growth and will not chase the low-end tablet market. We are focusing on business mobility to deliver tablets built for field service, education, retail and healthcare," said Ron Coughlin, president for personal systems at HP.

HP has already stopped listing many low-end Android tablets on its website. The remaining lower-end products -- the US$99 HP 7 G2 tablet and $149 HP 8 G2 tablet -- have been out of stock for months, and it's likely they won't be available again. They are however still available through some online retailers at cut-rate prices.

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