Los Angeles Times:

At the Sept. 12 tablet launch, the publisher predicted that the first batch of 5,000 units would sell out in a week. Six weeks later, only about half of the narrow black computers have moved. “In the exuberance of the promotion, I got a little bit carried away,” said Osberg, predicting, still, that the venture “will be profitable within two years.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer offers subscribers to its digital edition the Gingerbread-equipped tablet for $99 if they purchase a two-year digital subscription. So far, there haven’t been many takers. I wonder how different it would be if they sold discounted iPads instead.

Could be worse. Could be Playbooks…