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Shubhank on 29 January 2013
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rocketpig said:
Shubhank said:
rocketpig said:


How is the iPad overpriced? Because it doesn't compete with Google subsidizing their Nexus line of tablets and phones to gain marketshare?

Logic fail. Most companies try to sell their products at a profit. Just because Google doesn't subscribe to that model doesn't mean that every other tablet on the market is overpriced. The base model iPad is very competitive at $500.

How is Nexus 10 not smooth then..just becuase it doesn't compete with iPad smoothness? you fail. and its not like Google is selling nexus 10 at a loss..profit margin is just less.Do you think surface RT is overpriced ? .. well because it offeres more features than iPad at the same price.

Now you get a reading comprehension fail. I said nothing of the iPad or the Nexus "smoothness".

And why would I think the Surface RT is overpriced? What brought that into this conversation? It has a decent feature set but hardware-wise, the iPad 4 annihilates it. Much better screen, much better processor. But for $500, I think it's a fine device. Not something I want for myself but I can see the appeal.

You're the one calling devices overpriced, not me. I simply stated that Apple's pricing schema on storage upgrades is ridiculous for what you get, not that any device itself is overpriced.

PS. Google may not be selling the Nexus at a loss (Again, I didn't say that... Seriously? Can you read?) but they are selling it for little or no profit. That's fine when your strategy is to make money on the user experience but most companies can't do that. It makes me wonder what Samsung thinks of Google's current strategy of pricing the Nexus 10 so low that no other Android third party vendor can match it. I doubt it pleases them much.

no worry you are not taking sides..you produce some statements and then counter them yourselves.(iPad is sold at a profit margin of around 40%). you are fine with $500 for base device..but $800 for 128 GB is ridiculous .. so those $300 extra for you as a huge profit margin is where you will draw a line..to me the actual 40% is overpriced and i draw the line there.

you wrote

Most companies try to sell their products at a profit

which sounded like Google doesnt sell at a profit in the context.. which i think i read correctly.. you should re read your sentences again