[WS:] I take your point that do you really think that the fact that Ipad's price is triple that of a netbook is grounded in any difference in use value? Besides, Android tables are far less expensive than Ipads.
Wojtek
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Charles Turner <vze26m98 at optonline.net> wrote:
> On Oct 7, 2011, at 9:05 AM, Wojtek S wrote:
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>> [WS:] Please note the boutique pricing scheme - the "high end" (64GB w
>> 3G) model costs $116 to produce, but its retail price is $330 higher.
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> Well sure, but where's it's competition? And the analysis doesn't take into account costs other than materials. Certainly there are other costs involved besides the veneer of snobbery/class status. What's the price difference between a copy of Windows 7 and OSX Lion?
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>> Functionally, Ipad is piece of shit in my opinion, far inferior to a
>> netbook that sells for $270 but does not have a "boutique" appearance.
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> The examples I cited were orange-to-orange comparisons in terms of their specifications, not Netbook to iPad.
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> You're entitled to see no value in the iPad, but I've found mine to be very useful, far more so than a Netbook for my work:
>
> . Flat profile and on-all-time presence lends itself to being passed around during meetings and work sessions, which for me occur on construction site and other odd places.
> . I charge it approx. once every two days, don't have to worry about it shutting down, ever.
> . Omnigraffle runs very well on the iPad, and as per the above, a work group can brainstorm onsite with a shared document. How does Visio run on your Netbook?
> . I have easily developed my own programs for the iPad, utilizing camera and GPS and SQLite databases. Don't have to juggle camera and laptop/Netbook or notebook plus drawings and measuring tape anymore.
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> Best, Charles
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