People in emerging markets like China, etc., had no problem paying $600 for PCs back in the day. 21% CAGR at one point in time there.
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@BenBajarin there weren't $200 alternatives though1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@monkbent that segment held growth even with Netbooks in the market.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@BenBajarin sure, but that was a crippled product.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@monkbent comparatively cheap smartphone alternatives are not?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@BenBajarin a $200 smartphone is much closer to a $600 one than a Netbook is to a full PC. $300 even more so.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@monkbent really depends on the usage. In a simplistic view yes. But I believe big segments of China have an evolving view of smartphones1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@BenBajarin I'm open to being wrong, but I have trouble seeing the differentiation between high-end Android in particular and the middle
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