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Re:Sony and Samsung tablets miss the mark thanks to idiotic ... by justjimmy on Thursday March 01, 2012 @03:20PM (#3653834)
When your competitors' similar product is ahead of you, you have 3 options: 1. Create a better product. 2. Price your product cheaper. 3. Fold and re-emerge as a new brand/company/product.

Which one is Sony/Samsung doing?

Re:Sony and Samsung tablets miss the mark thanks to idiotic ... by eridius on Thursday March 01, 2012 @05:09PM (#3654301)
Well, one of the tablets certainly folds...
Re:Sony and Samsung tablets miss the mark thanks to idiotic ... by Steko on Thursday March 01, 2012 @06:00PM (#3654521)
There's another option: realize you aren't going to win overall and focus on exploiting a niche market.

Lacking the scale and ecosystem halos of Apple and Amazon the default move for Samsung et al is to put out small runs of of high spec, low margin machines that sell to enthusiasts and uninformed consumers. Keep a decently reviewed product line alive and in the black for the future when hopefully corporate or government sales explode and you have a shot at a bigger market.