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<blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 5851924" data-attributes="member: 4779"><p>Never said it didn't. Goes on in every industry, too. Marketing is certainly important for getting the word out on a company's product. And all of this is on the companies creating the machines, not the buying public which is what I was responding to as far as who is responsible for creating a competitive market.</p><p></p><p>Some people just have money to burn and don't know what to do with it. Certainly sounds like what's going on with these folks. I bet they also have a bunch of other expensive things sitting around they don't use, too.</p><p></p><p>To continue my point, this is in no way the consumer's fault if Apple is all they know about depending on how much they are paying attention. Another company needs to jump in and start grabbing just as much airtime with a better product. One has yet to come along.</p><p></p><p>And this is completely on the company that makes your tablet. No? It certainly isn't the consumer's fault that companies aren't getting their machines airtime and publicity.</p><p></p><p>And this personal experience of a massively small sample size makes you think that the millions of iPads that have been sold are handled in the same way? I can counter your experience with one that is nearly opposite. I've had loads of conversations with co-workers, friends and random people coming up to me when I'm out at lunch about the iPad's features, what it does and doesn't do and if it could be right for them. And plenty of those conversations veered into other options. My suggestion most of the time: Go to a Best Buy/Verizon/AT&T store and play with a few tablets then go from there.</p><p></p><p>Neither one of our experiences represents a majority nor can either be taken as anything more than our experiences. That's it.</p><p></p><p>That fad came and went due to demand crushing supply. It's pretty safe to say that tablets have passed the fad phase at this point. </p><p></p><p>Sure it is. The Elmos were in demand because every kid wanted one and every parent wanted their kid to have one and there was buzz behind it during the insane holiday shopping season. It's wiggled and giggled and was cute. Kids really dig that stuff.</p><p></p><p>And I get your point: You are claiming that millions of people are blowing $500+ a pop for the privilege of having an iPad that will end up in the closet after playing with it for a few weeks. I'd say it's that assumption that isn't logical. All you need to do is poke around the web for all the different things people are using their tablets for. And yes, most of them are iPad users. </p><p></p><p>First, it will only hurt consumers if it's a crummy product that doesn't give them their money's worth. Second, other contenders (Amazon comes immediately to mind) will emerge to keep Apple honest. It's already happened for the 7" eReader market in the form of the Kindle Fire. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in the tech world that Amazon is already well into development of a 10" version to compete directly with the iPad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Crichton, post: 5851924, member: 4779"] Never said it didn't. Goes on in every industry, too. Marketing is certainly important for getting the word out on a company's product. And all of this is on the companies creating the machines, not the buying public which is what I was responding to as far as who is responsible for creating a competitive market. Some people just have money to burn and don't know what to do with it. Certainly sounds like what's going on with these folks. I bet they also have a bunch of other expensive things sitting around they don't use, too. To continue my point, this is in no way the consumer's fault if Apple is all they know about depending on how much they are paying attention. Another company needs to jump in and start grabbing just as much airtime with a better product. One has yet to come along. And this is completely on the company that makes your tablet. No? It certainly isn't the consumer's fault that companies aren't getting their machines airtime and publicity. And this personal experience of a massively small sample size makes you think that the millions of iPads that have been sold are handled in the same way? I can counter your experience with one that is nearly opposite. I've had loads of conversations with co-workers, friends and random people coming up to me when I'm out at lunch about the iPad's features, what it does and doesn't do and if it could be right for them. And plenty of those conversations veered into other options. My suggestion most of the time: Go to a Best Buy/Verizon/AT&T store and play with a few tablets then go from there. Neither one of our experiences represents a majority nor can either be taken as anything more than our experiences. That's it. That fad came and went due to demand crushing supply. It's pretty safe to say that tablets have passed the fad phase at this point. Sure it is. The Elmos were in demand because every kid wanted one and every parent wanted their kid to have one and there was buzz behind it during the insane holiday shopping season. It's wiggled and giggled and was cute. Kids really dig that stuff. And I get your point: You are claiming that millions of people are blowing $500+ a pop for the privilege of having an iPad that will end up in the closet after playing with it for a few weeks. I'd say it's that assumption that isn't logical. All you need to do is poke around the web for all the different things people are using their tablets for. And yes, most of them are iPad users. First, it will only hurt consumers if it's a crummy product that doesn't give them their money's worth. Second, other contenders (Amazon comes immediately to mind) will emerge to keep Apple honest. It's already happened for the 7" eReader market in the form of the Kindle Fire. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in the tech world that Amazon is already well into development of a 10" version to compete directly with the iPad. [/QUOTE]
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