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Originally Posted by Morpheus
The recent similar withdraws of Sony and Toshiba pretty much left PalmOne and RIM fighting alone HP and Dell in a saturated PDA market inundated with U.S. brands. People don't seem to be willing to pay a premium for gadgets and alternative systems, and primarily in the corporate market customers prefer to buy from the same suppliers as for their corporate hardware.
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Could it also be because the average rate of unemployment in the US is between 5 and 15% now, with some areas reaching 48% unemployment (San Francisco Bay Area) and 60% (Chicago)?
Most people don't have a spare $699.00 to throw away at a new gadget or PDA. They're busy taking that $699 and using it to pay rent or buy food or clothes.
I know I've heard this over and over again in my circles. "I just can't afford to buy another PDA anymore, even if it has all the cool specs I want."