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Theoretically it’s good but I wonder how much market there is for it at that price. Tablets themselves are used a subset of population, compared to the phones.
by yalogin 7y ago
Theoretically it’s good but I wonder how much market there is for it at that price.
Tablets themselves are used a subset of population, compared to the phones. On top of that for people wanting to read ebooks only amazon already sells a reader for far less than this one. The iPad for example offers all these features on top of the 100s more. What is special about this and Where is the market for this?
- sitkack 7y agoScience, engineering, medicine. There are tens of millions of folks who would use this over an iPad.
- joegahona 7y agoIs willingness to pay part of the definition of a "market"? (Honest question; I didn't go to business school.) I don't doubt there are "tens of millions of folks who would use this over an iPad" if it were free -- I'm one of those people -- but to buy this in addition to, or instead of, an iPad? No way.
- criddell 7y agoSometimes lack of features is a feature.
- dredmorbius 7y agoBusiness, research, and government markets might have an appeal. There's a balance between general-purpose devices (Android, iPad), and something that's really geared at managing and creating content. Existing tablets and smartphones are still very much consumption devices, to an extent that's massively off-putting. (I've used Android devices for a decade, have hated them the entire time, find Apple generally less appealing, though I'm somewhat tempted presently.) A good, focus-preserving, e-ink, long-battery-life, capable, well-supported device might well find a niche.