Maybe RIM needs to create a Playbook-Lite @ $99
- It turns out that all you needed to get people to buy the HP Touchpad was to price it at $99 When HP announced its firesale the tablet sold more in two days than it did in the past two months. Maybe RIM really needs to develop a cheaper Playbook that targets the $99 price point in order to: 1) claw market share from Apple, and 2) build a big enough customer base that developing apps for the Playbook becomes a necessity.
I know, I know, not going to happen - but the quick pace of Touchpad sales should get some people thinking in Waterloo...08-22-11 08:27 AMLike 0 - I'm not suggesting that they sell at a loss - I'm suggesting that they develop a tablet targeted to the $99 price point.08-22-11 08:42 AMLike 0
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you cant just 'shrink' your devices... engineering isn't exactly photoshop
and btw even if you could. smaller chips by nature costs more.08-22-11 08:50 AMLike 0 - A Stripped Down Playbook would also not be as good as a device.. it would make it in line with the cheap android tablets which isn't what RIM wants. The hardware is the strong point of the playbook.. Removing that would make the tablet undesirable.
I would suggest pricing it 100$ less then the ipad or giving a coupon worth 50-100$ off blackberry smart phone08-22-11 08:54 AMLike 0 - The only reason the Touchpad sold so quickly is because it's a $400+ tablet selling for $100. Even if you could design and produce a cheap $100 tablet, it would nto come close to the sales of the TP in recent days.chiefbroski likes this.08-22-11 09:08 AMLike 1
- Ah, they could make a pb with Special Offers - like the Kindle - commercials play on it each time you launch an app!08-22-11 09:43 AMLike 0
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- Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesA Stripped Down Playbook would also not be as good as a device.. it would make it in line with the cheap android tablets which isn't what RIM wants. The hardware is the strong point of the playbook.. Removing that would make the tablet undesirable.
I would suggest pricing it 100$ less then the ipad or giving a coupon worth 50-100$ off blackberry smart phone
You knew that was coming LOL...08-22-11 09:51 AMLike 0 - I really like the IDEA of a PlayBook lite,
they make a 7" playbook, with NO real internal storage(1GB for OS updates and native app updates) , single speaker, only a Front facing camera, and 2 micro SD card slots. the PlayBook -lite, could retail for $199 offering users a basic tablet that connects to their BlackBerry's for bridging and web surfing, maybe the tablet is slightly tapered at the edges because of less stuff in it, and using a lower resolution screen if it is cost effective to purchase 2 different screens,
I haven't really thought this through yet as to the market implications and the potential loss of enterprise sales for the premium version, but it could work having a PlayBook CURVE of sorts.chiefbroski and allengeorge like this.08-22-11 09:53 AMLike 2 - Keep in mind that the TouchPad cost $320 in parts. The PlayBook costs $270. That doesn't count manufacturing costs, shipping, marketing, etc. I just don't see a way for any of these companies to get a regular price down in the $100 range and still make a desirable device.
Oh, and to continue the comedy theme, I'd really like to see RIM offer a full featured tablet for $499.howarmat and Buzz_Dengue like this.08-22-11 10:11 AMLike 2 - I really like the IDEA of a PlayBook lite,
they make a 7" playbook, with NO real internal storage(1GB for OS updates and native app updates) , single speaker, only a Front facing camera, and 2 micro SD card slots. the PlayBook -lite, could retail for $199 offering users a basic tablet that connects to their BlackBerry's for bridging and web surfing, maybe the tablet is slightly tapered at the edges because of less stuff in it, and using a lower resolution screen if it is cost effective to purchase 2 different screens,
I haven't really thought this through yet as to the market implications and the potential loss of enterprise sales for the premium version, but it could work having a PlayBook CURVE of sorts.
Yeah, maybe in the future with a cheaper dual core cpu (800 mhz), no internal storage (need SD cards), slower wifi (if cheaper), cheaper cameras, only 768 memory, and just generally stingyness.
Maybe...it might not make sense from an economy of scale perspective.Buzz_Dengue likes this.08-22-11 10:18 AMLike 1 -
- I want all tablets, phones, data plans and computers to be nearly free.
I don't expect the companies that make them to make a profit, be attractive to shareholders, be able to pay their employees or research new products. New products that they can sell for nearly nothing.
10 years ago most all of us could not even imagine a product like a tablet. You could not buy one for 10 Million dollars. Seriously.
Now you can buy one of these wonders of consumer technology for under $1000. Or $500. Or $100 if the company is throwing up its hands in defeat, letting down its customers, employees and shareholders.Last edited by lophreaque; 08-22-11 at 11:02 AM. Reason: update
08-22-11 11:00 AMLike 0 - As was mentioned a few posts ago I agree that $100 less than the competition would really give people something to think about.
$399,$499 and $599 would be a $120 savings over the comparable iPads and $100 less than the Motorola offering. It would be on par with some of the other Android units price wise and offer better hardware plus the Bridge feature. You never know, that plus 'Playbook launch 2.0' could be the home run RIM needs with the PB.08-22-11 11:11 AMLike 0 - Great idea! IF RIM can make the PlayBook half the size of an iPad, they can charge half as much! Maybe not quite down to $99, but maybe as low as $199.08-22-11 11:21 AMLike 0
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