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Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

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Re: Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

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Post by Kylekramer »

dj2stein9 wrote: post #6

I hope all Android OEMs are fully aware that Google has tricked them all into a race to the bottom. That's pretty much been Google's strategy against all its competitors to date.

Android OEMs were never really in the race. They all tried, for sure, but they all fell flat on their faces. At this point, I think it is fair to say that the only competitors in the space are Apple and companies that view tablets as a portal to their real business (Amazon/B&N/Google).

Re: Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

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Post by veesahni »

eckyptang wrote: post #3

I know this is purely anecdotal, but everyone I've seen recently who has bought a tablet, bought a laptop within 6 months or switched back to their old laptop and got rid of it. I'm still not convinced by the tablet hype. The star trek wow factor wears off pretty quick for most people. A $99 tablet may change that (temporarily as it's almost impulse buy pricing), but I'm not sure something of that price will have any…

I think a $99 tablet could open access to new markets.. for example, those who don't care to replace their laptop with a tablet but wouldn't mind one sitting around in their family room and/or kitchen for quick browsing on a bigger screen than a phone.

Re: Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

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Post by thedeuce »

zaptheimpaler wrote: post #9

I just picked up a Nexus 7 today :| May have been a bad time to buy. Any thoughts on whether I should sell it? It's still completely packaged, haven't opened it yet.

nah the nexus 7 is a great device..i love mine..when the 99$ one comes out make it a repackaged holiday gift :D

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Post by thedeuce »

dj2stein9 wrote: post #6

I hope all Android OEMs are fully aware that Google has tricked them all into a race to the bottom. That's pretty much been Google's strategy against all its competitors to date.

You're right, samsung is not making any money; I think they just filed for chapter 11.

Re: Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

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Post by levesque »

eckyptang wrote: post #3

I know this is purely anecdotal, but everyone I've seen recently who has bought a tablet, bought a laptop within 6 months or switched back to their old laptop and got rid of it. I'm still not convinced by the tablet hype. The star trek wow factor wears off pretty quick for most people. A $99 tablet may change that (temporarily as it's almost impulse buy pricing), but I'm not sure something of that price will have any…

For me, the tablet clearly does not replace a laptop for serious emailing and browsing. However, it's perfect as a window to the internets. I read my RSS feeds on it, check my facebook, browse some hacker news (although I still find clients lacking). That's about all I do with it, but that sums up to a good 1-2 hours per day so I would hardly call it a waste.

Re: Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

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Post by iLock »

Toshio wrote: post #5
eckyptang wrote: post #3

I know this is purely anecdotal, but everyone I've seen recently who has bought a tablet, bought a laptop within 6 months or switched back to their old laptop and got rid of it. I'm still not convinced by the tablet hype. The star trek wow factor wears off pretty quick for most people. A $99 tablet may change that (temporarily as it's almost impulse buy pricing), but I'm not sure something of that price will have any…

Remember tablets are still not a mass market phenomenon, despite record sales of iPads. Sub $100 pricing might just be what the doctor ordered. I'm rooting for either Google's new Nexus or Apple's new iPad mini to saturate the low end.

look up on ebay. Many tablets under 100 are available with decent specs. Availability of low priced tablets is not what is keeping the market from exploding. It's the utility.

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Post by macavity23 »

I don't think Apple will be unhappy to see this at all.

The most recent figures I've seen have the iPad at around 70% market share. There's no chance that will survive after this kind of device appears, but I would guess Apple would be very happy to own, say, the top 40% of the market while the Android OEMs bleed each other dry at tiny margins.

Witness Apple's killer execution in the laptop market - and there they've fought there way upwards from virtually nothing, whereas with tablets they're starting with the dominant ecosystem.

Re: Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

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Post by iLock »

zaptheimpaler wrote: post #9

I just picked up a Nexus 7 today :| May have been a bad time to buy. Any thoughts on whether I should sell it? It's still completely packaged, haven't opened it yet.

Not because a cheaper one is coming, that is always the case, but because pretty soon you will find out that there is not much utility to it... IMO

Re: Google set to blow open the tablet market later this year with $99 Nexus tablet

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Post by zalew »

Toshio wrote: post #2

It will be interesting to see what kind of tradeoffs are required to go that low on the price - 2GB RAM, weaker GPU?

my wild guess is the $199 will get 4g, while the $99 will be wifi only like the current nexus7. and obviously less storage.
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