Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad still not available, maybe never will be?

Here’s a report mixed with a cold hard fact and some wild speculation. We’ll start with the factual bit: despite promises of an August unveil and November availability, and despite lots of leaks over the summertime, Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad MID tablet thing still isn’t upon us, and on top of that we haven’t heard a thing about it in months. The wild speculation relates to the question of why, with Silicon Alley Insider conveying a string of possibilities ranging from the likely (wildly escalating hardware costs making the product unprofitable) to the somewhat less likely (it’s waiting for Chrome OS). We wouldn’t be the least surprised if the promised sub-$300 price-point just isn’t feasible, but neither would it be a shock to learn that it’s simply on hold until this whole economy thing finally picks up some steam. Or maybe it’s the Illuminati; you never know just what they’re up to.

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