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It is very difficult to convince non-technical people to buy technology they cannot see, touch, try and in a general sense, "feel". Because you know, non-techni
by pfortuny 14y ago
It is very difficult to convince non-technical people to buy technology they cannot see, touch, try and in a general sense, "feel". Because you know, non-technical people do not know what "specs" are.
And they also do not browse the internet like geeks.
If people go to apple.com, they "see" things, or even at amazon.com.
The simple question is: where does my mom have to go to buy a Nexus 7? Certainly not to google.com, not even nexus.com.
Yes, 4.7 million people have bought a nexus 7 (or 4, whatever). The first-gen iPad (which nobody would buy anyway) reached 3 million in 80 days.
People SAW it. At apple.com. And then they saw their friends'.
Ditto the Galaxy. You see: samsung.com, as easy as that. The S-II sold 5 million units in 85 days.
- itcmcgrath 14y agoWhy couldn't Google just sell their hardware via other - more experienced - companies in the retail world? I purchased by Dell screen from a store that was not Dell's, Likewise for my Vizio TV, Nintendo Via, HTC phone, etc. I'm sure we could all live buying Google hardware from a non-Google retailer and so could Google. (Not saying Google would do that, just saying whether or not they open their our branded retail store is really a non-issue, it should be more about it been available in any bricks'n'mortar store at all)
- acchow 14y agoAll the major retailers here in Canada carry the Nexus tablets. Also, a few of the major telecoms carry the Nexus 4 in stores now.
- itcmcgrath 14y agoYeah, so sort of a moot point on whether or not Google has their own retail stores - it shouldn't affected peoples abilities to see and feel real devices before they buy.