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From: Martin Krischik on 2 Apr 2010 10:01 Am 31.03.2010, 14:31 Uhr, schrieb Mocassin joe <joemocasanto(a)aol.com>: > So - how many were available in the first place, 1000, or 1,000,000. Well, it is quite common these days to target the initial batch so you are sold out the first day. Xbox, Playstation, Wii are well known examples. It is perceived to be a good marketing strategy. Martin -- Martin Krischik
From: Martin Krischik on 2 Apr 2010 10:09 Am 31.03.2010, 16:28 Uhr, schrieb White Spirit <wspirit(a)homechoice.co.uk>: > On 31/03/2010 15:19, Ezekiel wrote: > No flash. That is a bummer indeed. > No multitasking. .... for 3rd party applications. > No USB. What exactly do you want to put besides you on your living room sofa attached to your iPad? > Archos did it first and much better. No they did not. Hint: Marketing is an integral part of a product. Martin -- Martin Krischik
From: Martin Krischik on 2 Apr 2010 10:04 Am 31.03.2010, 15:08 Uhr, schrieb chrisv <chrisv(a)nospam.invalid>: > White Spirit wrote: > >> On 31/03/2010 13:31, Mocassin joe wrote: >> >>> So - how many were available in the first place, 1000, or 1,000,000. >>> Nobody >>> knows. >> >> It's a common ploy for companies to deliberately limit supplies in order >> to give the impression that demand is much greater than it really is. >> It wouldn't surprise me if Apple were up to this. > > I doubt they need to play those games. They seem to have plenty of > followers. So has Sony and Microsoft - yet Playstation and xbox where "sold out" the first day as well. Martin -- Martin Krischik
From: Martin Krischik on 2 Apr 2010 10:15 Am 01.04.2010, 07:28 Uhr, schrieb MuahMan <muahman(a)gmail.com>: > On Mar 31, 9:59 pm, Wes Groleau <Groleau+n...(a)FreeShell.org> wrote: > 6. RS232 into my routers With a cable hanging out of the kitchen window into to garden? Remember: we are talking ultra mobile devices here. Martin -- Martin Krischik
From: Mocassin joe on 2 Apr 2010 10:44
"Martin Krischik" <krischik(a)users.sourceforge.net> wrote in message news:op.vajgkm1vz25lew(a)macpro-eth1.krischik.com... > Am 01.04.2010, 07:28 Uhr, schrieb MuahMan <muahman(a)gmail.com>: > >> On Mar 31, 9:59 pm, Wes Groleau <Groleau+n...(a)FreeShell.org> wrote: > >> 6. RS232 into my routers > > With a cable hanging out of the kitchen window into to garden? Remember: > we are talking ultra mobile devices here. One down, nine to go. |