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Originally Posted by Satchmo
Now that tablets have become a part of everyday life (thanks in no small part to Apple), price will become a huge factor over the next year or so.
The mystery and fear of what a tablet is/does is gone.
Yes, there have been a bunch of horrible iPad competitors, but if Amazon gets it right and comes in at $250, watch out. Apple probably still has nothing to worry about for the short term. But just as Android overtook the mobile phone market, it can do the same in the tablet space. It does have to be as good as an iPad...just 80% as good and 50% cheaper.
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The price argument never works for Apple because they aren't competing with the legions of another Android licensees. We heard the same "Apple's going to struggle in a down economy mantra" until a few quarters of continued growth from Apple in hardware before these analysts shut up.
Price is not that much of a factor. The Amazon tablet is going to work for people who think a 10" tablet is too large. I doubt pricing is really going to factor into things because honestly the iPad does more than this tablet is going to.
Second Android captured marketshare by dumping. Doing endless "Buy One Get One Free" deals doesn't constitute earning your marketshare. It works for Google though because they get to advertise and data mine these folks. I know so many people that hate their Android phones and can't wait until their contract is over to get rid of them. There's a reason why Rubin boasts about activations but not sales numbers.