Competition sparks tablet price cuts
I would strongly recommend against clicking through to this full article by Roger Yu for USA Today, as it has two enormous facepalm triggers: (1) USA Today reporting and (2) mainstream tech reporting. Unfortunately, I try to be a good sourcer, so there it is.
Anyway, the article itself has this one amazing quote which I wanted to share:
Many tablets are simply overpriced, says Roger Entner of Recon Analytics. Apple can afford to charge $499 for an entry-level iPad given the large app market and the brand appeal. But other manufacturers should be more realistic, Entner says. “BlackBerry and Sony have cut their price point from ridiculous to mildly amusing.”