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Unapologetically cheap
- PaulHoule 13y agoThis is definitely the threat that Android poses, particularly to Microsoft. Apple is used to being a premium brand, but Microsoft has long thought of itself as a mass market brand. When you're selling an operating system that might add $100 to the price of a product, however, you are selling a premium OS. The real reason Microsoft came out with Windows RT is that they'd like to sell cheap products without eating into the profitable "Windows" business but w/o Windows RT apps, it is the underdog compared to Android. Today you can get decent Android tablets for $150 or less. At the Rite Aid near me I see off-brand Android tablets and laptops selling for $100. These will be snapped up by price sensitive customers but they also make you "think differently" about computers. At $100 you can afford to stick one on the wall where you had a paper calendar, to stash one in the car, and to take one in places where it might get smashed because it isn't painful to lose one. In fact, I wish I could pack two or three Android tablets in my backpack and have cut-and-paste working between them; it would be just like having a few books or a few pieces of paper to work with.
- mephi5t0 13y agoWell, it's great but some components shouldn't be cheap. Like a camera. Considering it costs a few bucks, throw in an extra dollar and make it great. You should never apologize for the quality of your shots on the phone that you always carry with you.