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If the price is comparable I think Apple will maintain leadership, regardless of platform openness (at least in the short term). It remains to see if Apple wou
by nir 16y ago
If the price is comparable I think Apple will maintain leadership, regardless of platform openness (at least in the short term).
It remains to see if Apple would be interested at all in competing at the low range. They mostly avoid it in the desktops/laptops market, but do compete with iPods, so who knows.
- evo_9 16y agoYeah I agree on the low-end aversion thing. I just don't think it's a matter of 'low-end' versus 'high-end'; I think it's more about brand awareness and pricing accordingly. If Apple has a comparable product at a similar price (read: slightly more than everyone else), they are going to clean up. Most people are going to pick a brand they know well and is publicly very highly regarded over a similarly priced, 'cheaper knock-off'. And sure Apple didn't invent the 'tablet' but as far as mainstream buyers are concerned they did.