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Originally Posted by karunaji
Which mainstream? If you are talking about the US middle class with a lot of disposable income then yes. But try to sell it to those who don't have that kind of money in the pocket. Suddenly the less expensive models will be selling much better.
Even Amazon found that lower Kindle prices means more devices sold.
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" Too expensive" always refers to that useless gizmo that the idiot over there with too much money was misled to buy through clever marketing. MY expensive gadget is , on the other hand, an essential productivity tool that I only purchased after careful thought.
Most people here love smartphones, but there is an engineer I know who thinks they are a waste of money. A cheap dumbphone is all he needs. I know another engineer who doesn't even own a TV set. He has a dozen old cars, though. Further, I have an architect friend who owns a desktop, 2 laptops, a Blackberry, annd several Ipods who dismisses the Ipad as a toy. And of course, there are countless folks who jeer at the idea of buying an ebook reader in order to read books. As always, "expensive" and "essential" are in the eye of the beholder.