WikiReader: OpenMoko's "Project B" [LWN.net]

WikiReader: OpenMoko's "Project B"

Posted Oct 13, 2009 21:55 UTC (Tue) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)
In reply to: WikiReader: OpenMoko's "Project B" by nhippi
Parent article: WikiReader: OpenMoko's "Project B"

My point was only that the price puts it into the same territory as a number of prettier, more general purpose devices. It doesn't matter what a tank of gas or any of that other junk costs since that isn't the WikiReader's competition.

Really, unless you can comfortably read books on this little device, why would anyone compare it to a Kindle?

Nice little jab about marketing experience, guess I was told.

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Posted Oct 14, 2009 20:14 UTC (Wed) by man_ls (guest, #15091) [Link]

You are completely right, the price point may determine whether it is successful in the market or not, provided that every other condition is met. Many interesting gadgets had everything to make them useful, entertaining and engaging; but at a high price point they failed to reach mass volume and therefore were sold only to a rich minority. For instance: the Apple Lisa or the Psion 7. I am sure you have other favorite examples.

There are certainly aberrations, but that's the general idea and it seems reasonable. I know I wouldn't pay 60 for a wikipedia reader, but I might pay 25.