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Originally Posted by avariel
Very overpriced.
No one said their competitors were smart. All these companies like Samsung and Acer who brought out their tablets at the exact same price have failed miserably. The Asus Transformer is the highest selling Android tablet and it released at $400. In similar regards the HP TouchPad bombed when it launched at $500.
These companies shouldn't expect to make 40% profit off each device, they are setting themselves up for failure.
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I think out all of Apple's competitor's I think Asus has had the best strategy going in. release wi fi only (no getting in bed with the carriers) priced VERY competitivly, offer something that differenciates itself with iMHO the best form factor with the laptop dock and not overstock their product. Their profits come more on the sales of the keyboard which is basically a no brainer buy if you want a Transformer
If they had a larger marketing budget to do some mainstream commericals, it could have been an even bigger hit than it alread is.