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Originally Posted by AustinChief
HAHAHAHA... yes Apple has economies of scale in a market where NO ONE else was using touch screens, their ARM chip, etc etc... when you have 30 manufacturers using Nvidia Tegra 3 chips, XXX brand touch screens, etc etc the prices drop across the board.
That is a ridiculously short sighted argument that I have seen bandied about by writers for financial trades who obviously don't understand the industry.
Yes, it would be a valid point if each manufacturer made a proprietary device like the iPad.. but they won't be.. they will all be sharing the same components .. giving them a huge advantage once enough of them get in the game. (this fall)
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Your argument is valid to a point, but the fact that Apple essentially invented the tablet marketplace and developed the tech first gives them a huge advantage as far as buyer trust goes. Sure, all the techies can argue back and forth about the merits of the Xoom vs the iPad or the Blackberry whateverthe****itscalled, but your average person who just wants another cool toy is going to want an iPad.
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Originally Posted by AustinChief
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381389,00.asp
Basically states that we are headed toward $49 tablets at some point... you wanna bet that Apple isn't the one selling ANYTHING that cheap?
I think he is exaggerating to make a point.. but I really do see $150-$200 tablets in the near future... and they will likely have all the power of an iPad but manufactured by an Asus or an Acer. And they will make plenty of profit, trust me.
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Maybe it'll change, but there's a thousand cheaper mp3 players out there that haven't stopped the iPod from having 90% of hard-drive mp3 player sales, and 70% of the total market. Know anybody with a Zune?
Regardless of your opinions on Apple, the general consensus among the masses is that they make quality products. You pay more for quality, and people have accepted that with regard to Apple. Their laptops still aren't competitively priced with similar-spec'd PC laptops, but I don't see the company hurting for money. They've set themselves up for a very secure long-term future, they need to have an absolutely disastrous screwup to damage the public trust at this point.
*Reference for the market share info:
http://bindapple.com/how-many-ipods-...old-worldwide/