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"I'm iffy on how large the market is for the 7" form factor " I haven't done much validation, but over here (Uruguay), cost is a huge factor in purchasing deci
by GFischer 14y ago
"I'm iffy on how large the market is for the 7" form factor "
I haven't done much validation, but over here (Uruguay), cost is a huge factor in purchasing decisions, so people get the 7' chinese knockoffs with non-authorized Androids, and I've seen a few Kindle Fires (although the user experience is awful outside the United States, it is very US-centric).
Only relatively rich geeks have an iPad, they're outsold 100 to 1 by the chinese 7 inch tablets. Although they ARE a status symbol and highly desired (like iphones and ipods, which lose out vastly to Android here as well).
Edit: added country
- jonny_eh 14y agoYour comment is in dire need of geographical context.
- GFischer 14y agoI'm sorry, you're totally right. I was referring to Uruguay and to a lesser extent what I've seen in some parts of Argentina and Brasil too.
- roc 14y agoSure, but you're only talking about form-factor inasmuch as it's a proxy for price. So rather than suggesting people want/will be happy with the 7" Chinese tablet, the Uruguay experience is weighing in on whether the 7" Chinese tablet one can afford is better than nothing. Which is not unrelated, but not quite the same question. As the internals speed up, and good-enough 10" Chinese tablets arrive, I'd be interested to hear how satisfied people are with the 7" form-factor and how many stick with it rather than moving to 10".