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Re:Motorola Xoom up for pre-order at Best Buy this Thursday.... by Kylekramer on Sunday February 13, 2011 @11:11AM (#2213034)
When is the market is essentially all high end (everyone wants the iPad to be the computer for the masses, but all surveys show it is a luxury item currently), I don't think targeting that the high end is a bad plan. iPod knockoffs never won despite a lower price, so why not go for good build quality at a high price?
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Re:Motorola Xoom up for pre-order at Best Buy this Thursday.... by ugh on Sunday February 13, 2011 @11:17AM (#2213048)
Consumers pay about $600 on average for an iPad. If all iPads were equally popular the average would be more like $665. Apple’s most expensive iPads are not their most popular.

I do believe that only good quality tablets can compete head on with the iPad but I do also think that the price point is important. Apple has shown that it is possible to make a high quality $500 tablet.

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