AFAIK most people would want a better phone and a good home PC before splurging in a tablet etc.
This is basically what I'm trying to say.
It just seems to make a lot more sense to get a better laptop, or a mini-latpop or a netbook. Perhaps even a galaxy note or a similar device.
Something like the transformer prime might be a good idea but prices are ridiculous right now.
Apple hasn't really made much of a dent in the Indian market, and in the desktop/laptop market in India they are all but non-existent.
Perhaps I'm generalizing but compared to the typical American user, Indian buyers are far more comfortable with technology and have zero issues with PC/Windows "complexity". What americans think as "nerdy" is perfectly normal in India.
In America you'll see the working-class with smartphones and tablets, so it's expected that their expertise with such devices is fairly limited. This is why they want something like Apple that "just works".
In America ordinary non-technical people buy such devices, this rarely happens here. Many people in america don't pirate because they actually don't know how; or are scared of viruses because of piss poor computer security awareness.
Your statements are filled with signs of ignorance and lack of research.
ignorance and lack of research about what ? It's obvious observations about the typical american consumer. It's not really hard to see if you've been there for a couple of years, or sift through their online community.
Can you elaborate on how what I say is "misleading" ?
There is a lot of discussion about tablets, but very few take the indian context into consideration; this is exactly what this kind of thread is for.
gross extrapolation of intelligences across continents
It's not really. In India you're not going to see barbers, garbage collectors, or industrial/factory/retail workers with smart devices.
In America you do. It's fairly obvious that the typical consumer of a smart device in India is very very different from the typical consumer in America.
1) The typical Indian IT consumer is a lot more "nerdy" and tech-savvy; probably totally at home with a PC. Having extreme user-friendliness isn't a huge draw like it is amongst the typical american jock demographic.
2) Piracy is rampant
3) Internet in India is abysmal.
You don't need statistics to infer the above really.
Anyway the point is devices like PC's, laptops, netbooks and smartphones have an instantly obvious demand from almost any user. A tablet really doesn't really fill any specific requirement. It falls more into the category of a "toy for a big boy". It's a niche product, especially in India.
And there's a ton of misleading marketing about devices like the ipad; many of which simply don't apply in India.
I am sitting on my PC, (...10sec later), yes, my router is hot, my UPS is hot, both their adapters are also hot, even my PSU is hot and the GFX vents are hot, monitors pretty cold. So if an Apple 10W charger is getting hot while charging, I don't see why that becomes such a big deal.
Well overheating of the charger is a minor issue obviously. It was just an example of apple's form over function design, where they use a usb cord plugged into an AC adapter to draw power.
Overheating of the ipad in general is somewhat of an issue especially playing games.
