Comments on: Gadget Magazine bubble? http://gigaom.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/ The Business of Technology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Gadget Reviews http://gigaom.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-876941 Gadget Reviews Mon, 05 May 2008 15:57:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-876941 Keep up the good work, great article! Keep up the good work, great article!

]]> By: Mithran Mathew http://gigaom.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-538 Mithran Mathew Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-538 I'm not so sure about the last point, that "unless thin screens come down to $500, mass adoption is not going to happen. " Ask your parents how much they had to spend for their first television. Ask yourself how much you spent for your first IBM PC (I spent $5k in 1982) . Just because a new technology is expensive does not mean it will not be adopted. On the contrary, many of the insiders in the display industry seem to think that at $3k, LCD's are at the right price point both to compete against plasma on the upper end and to push people on the lower end to trade up. Also, from what I understand, the big LCD makers (Samsung, LG Phillips, Sharp) are making pots of money off of these things. There is plenty of money in consumer devices at that price-point. I’m not so sure about the last point, that “unless thin screens come down to $500, mass adoption is not going to happen. ” Ask your parents how much they had to spend for their first television. Ask yourself how much you spent for your first IBM PC (I spent $5k in 1982) . Just because a new technology is expensive does not mean it will not be adopted. On the contrary, many of the insiders in the display industry seem to think that at $3k, LCD’s are at the right price point both to compete against plasma on the upper end and to push people on the lower end to trade up. Also, from what I understand, the big LCD makers (Samsung, LG Phillips, Sharp) are making pots of money off of these things. There is plenty of money in consumer devices at that price-point.

]]> By: Martin Little http://gigaom.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-539 Martin Little Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-539 Nice roundup, thanks Om. There are plenty of people out there who like reading about gadgets, but don't have the time/money/inclination to do anything more about them. Just think of it as porn for the tech masses. ;-) Nice roundup, thanks Om. There are plenty of people out there who like reading about gadgets, but don’t have the time/money/inclination to do anything more about them. Just think of it as porn for the tech masses. ;-)

]]> By: ian http://gigaom.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-540 ian Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-540 the margins for the retailers are razor thin. They make most of their money on the accessories. the margins for the retailers are razor thin. They make most of their money on the accessories.

]]> By: Om http://gigaom.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-541 Om Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-541 mr. mathew i take your point and would like to add some comments. well all i can say is that there is a huge difference between what early adopters will spend for a product and what the rest of the world will. i think many in silicon valley make that mistake. this observation is based on the retail data from one of the larger chains in the country. mr. mathew i take your point and would like to add some comments. well all i can say is that there is a huge difference between what early adopters will spend for a product and what the rest of the world will. i think many in silicon valley make that mistake. this observation is based on the retail data from one of the larger chains in the country.

]]> By: Om Malik on Broadband » Gadget magazine bubble, TakeTwo http://gigaom.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-542 Om Malik on Broadband » Gadget magazine bubble, TakeTwo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/27/gadget-magazine-bubble/#comment-542 [...] about VoIP | Main | 6/6/2004 Gadget magazine bubble, TakeTwo Earlier this year I had written this post about the gadget magazine bubble. The reason - there were f [...] [...] about VoIP | Main | 6/6/2004 Gadget magazine bubble, TakeTwo Earlier this year I had written this post about the gadget magazine bubble. The reason - there were f [...]

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