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HP gives Lou Reed a right shoeing

webOS seamlessly connects to musical outrage

By Lester Haines • Get more from this author

Posted in Bootnotes, 14th February 2011 16:54 GMT

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We suspect that Lou Reed fans will be queuing up to do to HP what the company has done to Walk on the Wild Side, ie: give it a right shoeing ...

This celebration of "Everybody On" magic aired during the Grammys last night, with HP no doubt hoping to seamlessly connect with tuned-in hipsters.

It may well have succeeded, but only to the extent of Reed aficionados rushing to grab the nearest TouchPad and club to death the Strategy Boutique members responsible for this outrage. ®

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