Thread: Have Amazon priced other Android manufacturers out of the tablet market?
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Old 09-09-2012, 07:37 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Top100EbooksRank View Post
Amazon: break-even on hardware is okay

Samsung + Acer + others: We are a hard-ware company so We need to make money on hardware.

The exception might be Google Nexus line. But I see trouble ahead for Samsung/Acer/etc...in the tablet market.
Yes. Isn't that wonderful? We get a good product at break-even price!
If the higher prices of Samsung and Acer were compensated for by their better hardware, people would have paid. As it is, apparently the demand was not there.
I mean... if I go out there and build the ultimate supercar that can hit 600 mph and makes coffee but costs two gazillion dollars, should I blame Ford for providing a cheaper product that is pricing me out of the market? Or should I recognize that no-one needs, or wants, a car that does 600 mph?
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