Social analytics firm Simply Measured created a chart outlining the rise in Twitter conversation surrounding the TouchPad and its associated terms.
Looking at the data, early discussions concerned the future of webOS in the wake of TouchPad's discontinuation. By Friday, however, the conversation shifted to blowout pricing of the device. This continued throughout the weekend, as would-be buyers scrambled to find devices on the cheap.
Source: Simply Measured
The TouchPad may not have been a success before HP decided to pull the plug on the device -- lowering its price 80% to clear out units -- but on Monday, it managed to top Amazon.com's bestsellers list.
Rather than pontificate on what the success of a $99 tablet says about the market in general, we'll just agree with Ian Betteridge.