Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The economics of it all

Without getting too very much bogged down in the details, let's see what's going on with some tech stuff.

On an auction (supposedly) site where you can buy things outright with ease, case in point.  Special offers, advertised on the main pages.

iPad Mini 16G 7.9" screen :  $300
Android 8G 10.1" screen:  $120

Of course you can't really compare them; one is very well put together and stylish, and the other is an entry level with a resistive touchscreen.   Still, if you just have to have a tablet, well.

How about phones?  Same place.

iPhone 4 16G $185
Droid Incredible $65

There's all sorts of factors that go into buying tech of course.   Sure, you can build a computer at home that is exactly what you want, for less than anyone sells the equivalent.    But how about an OS, and tech support, and the entire infrastructure built around name-branding.

I might just delete this post, it's stupid.



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