08-31-2011, 07:22 PM
People want a tablet.
As evidenced by the tons of non-Apple tablest sold, and the faltering sales of iPads.
And the people who can't afford the $500, $629, to $829 prices are the same people who can't afford to buy hundreds of dollars worth of apps as well.
Agreed. But that's a non-starter. It remains to be seen how many people are happy with the Touch, and remain happy. Oh, and how much they're willing to pay for it when there are no fire sales.
Sales have shown that the fire sale may have been short-sighted.
You're kidding. Sales have shown that if you sell a product cheap enough, it will fly off the shelves. HP can't sell TP for less than it costs to make it. It's not a sustainable business model, and the TP is hardly a loss-leader item. Re-evaluating their position can at times, be valuable.
I think no small portion of sales were the result of the very steep price cuts leading to the herd-effect of stampeding towards a deal.
IF they had a viable product, they shot themselves in the foot with the rapid discounting. I seriously don't think they can make money trying to sell the TP at a profit. Of course, if the cut back on materials and features, they can sell it cheap.
I want a Mercedes (no, not really) but offer me a Lexus (my jury's still out on that) for the price of a Yugo, and maybe I'll be happy without the Benz I maybe couldn't afford anyway. Or maybe I won't but will buy two and sell them on ebay or CL.
Could be.
I think it's a little more definite than that. Keep going like they are and I'll bet that in a year they won't have a comfortable lead or anything like it. I think they *have* to get out of the consumer computer business, bank on corporate sales, and maybe make a living selling peripherals to consumers. Or they will have a decidedly bad next year.
Unless you actually use and experience a TouchPad or a ________ (fill in the blank device), you can't really judge the device or the experience of using it.
If you are a critical thinker, you can get a very good idea of the pros and cons of a device by reading objective reviews from established, experienced tech reviewers. There are several out there, though there are a number of hacks and shills to wade through.
Obviously their reviews still do not qualify as you actually experiencing the device. You might or might not then re-evaluate your studied judgement.
HP is now the official Apple Foe of the Month®
Nah, they aren't even the TV movie of the week. Again, not a blip on Apple's radar.
I have nothing against HP. I don't care for any of their gear, except a printer or two. But I like the idea of quality competition, of a manufacturer not trying to catch up, but to leap ahead.
That would keep Timmie and Jonny busy, and me happy.
As evidenced by the tons of non-Apple tablest sold, and the faltering sales of iPads.
And the people who can't afford the $500, $629, to $829 prices are the same people who can't afford to buy hundreds of dollars worth of apps as well.
Agreed. But that's a non-starter. It remains to be seen how many people are happy with the Touch, and remain happy. Oh, and how much they're willing to pay for it when there are no fire sales.
Sales have shown that the fire sale may have been short-sighted.
You're kidding. Sales have shown that if you sell a product cheap enough, it will fly off the shelves. HP can't sell TP for less than it costs to make it. It's not a sustainable business model, and the TP is hardly a loss-leader item. Re-evaluating their position can at times, be valuable.
I think no small portion of sales were the result of the very steep price cuts leading to the herd-effect of stampeding towards a deal.
IF they had a viable product, they shot themselves in the foot with the rapid discounting. I seriously don't think they can make money trying to sell the TP at a profit. Of course, if the cut back on materials and features, they can sell it cheap.
I want a Mercedes (no, not really) but offer me a Lexus (my jury's still out on that) for the price of a Yugo, and maybe I'll be happy without the Benz I maybe couldn't afford anyway. Or maybe I won't but will buy two and sell them on ebay or CL.
Could be.
I think it's a little more definite than that. Keep going like they are and I'll bet that in a year they won't have a comfortable lead or anything like it. I think they *have* to get out of the consumer computer business, bank on corporate sales, and maybe make a living selling peripherals to consumers. Or they will have a decidedly bad next year.
Unless you actually use and experience a TouchPad or a ________ (fill in the blank device), you can't really judge the device or the experience of using it.
If you are a critical thinker, you can get a very good idea of the pros and cons of a device by reading objective reviews from established, experienced tech reviewers. There are several out there, though there are a number of hacks and shills to wade through.
Obviously their reviews still do not qualify as you actually experiencing the device. You might or might not then re-evaluate your studied judgement.
HP is now the official Apple Foe of the Month®
Nah, they aren't even the TV movie of the week. Again, not a blip on Apple's radar.
I have nothing against HP. I don't care for any of their gear, except a printer or two. But I like the idea of quality competition, of a manufacturer not trying to catch up, but to leap ahead.
That would keep Timmie and Jonny busy, and me happy.