Vendors considering US$299 tablet PCs for emerging markets

Vendors considering US$299 tablet PCs for emerging markets: Many vendors are considering developing inexpensive

Vendors considering US$299 tablet PCs for emerging markets Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 8 February 2012] Many vendors are considering developing inexpensive tablet PCs priced at US$299 or below for sale in emerging markets including China, India, Brazil and Indonesia, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers. Despite that Google has already released Android 4.0, while Nvidia has also announced its quad-core Tegra 3 processor, tablet PCs with the platform combination are still unable to create a threat against iPad 2, and with a new iPad estimated to appear in March, the gap in terms of brand power between non-Apple tablet PC vendors and Apple is still significant. However, since Apple currently has not yet had interest in emerging and entry-level markets, non-Apple tablet PC players believe the business opportunity from these markets will bec...

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