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August 21, 2010 at 8:34 AM in reply to: OT: recession snags smartphone makers, in an unexpected way… #594947August 21, 2010 at 8:34 AM in reply to: OT: recession snags smartphone makers, in an unexpected way… #595058
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My question is. How do people still spend $300-400 for a phone (or a $100/month+) cellphone plan if they are unemployed? or losing their homes? Maybe not paying rent and squating allows them to buy these things????
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People who are in distress are not buying those. But that still leaves good 70% households who can afford this and do not have a smartphone. They are upgrading very fast this year from feature phones to this.
I remember reading somewhere that the movie industry did OK during the great depression, because people needed to escape somewhere from their day to day problems. Maybe the smartphone/app is the equivalent of movies in great depression.
It is becoming like the candy for adults.
Personally if the times get bad, I will give up on my cable, landline, movie nights and Wii before I give up on the smartphone.
August 21, 2010 at 8:34 AM in reply to: OT: recession snags smartphone makers, in an unexpected way… #595370Participant[quote=flu]
My question is. How do people still spend $300-400 for a phone (or a $100/month+) cellphone plan if they are unemployed? or losing their homes? Maybe not paying rent and squating allows them to buy these things????
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People who are in distress are not buying those. But that still leaves good 70% households who can afford this and do not have a smartphone. They are upgrading very fast this year from feature phones to this.
I remember reading somewhere that the movie industry did OK during the great depression, because people needed to escape somewhere from their day to day problems. Maybe the smartphone/app is the equivalent of movies in great depression.
It is becoming like the candy for adults.
Personally if the times get bad, I will give up on my cable, landline, movie nights and Wii before I give up on the smartphone.
ParticipantI wonder if the typical 4.25% mtgs offered now are assumable. Does anyone know?
ParticipantI wonder if the typical 4.25% mtgs offered now are assumable. Does anyone know?
ParticipantI wonder if the typical 4.25% mtgs offered now are assumable. Does anyone know?
ParticipantI wonder if the typical 4.25% mtgs offered now are assumable. Does anyone know?
ParticipantI wonder if the typical 4.25% mtgs offered now are assumable. Does anyone know?
ParticipantNot to forget nvidia also has a mobile CPU that also has some chance of going somewhere…
ParticipantNot to forget nvidia also has a mobile CPU that also has some chance of going somewhere…
ParticipantNot to forget nvidia also has a mobile CPU that also has some chance of going somewhere…
ParticipantNot to forget nvidia also has a mobile CPU that also has some chance of going somewhere…
ParticipantNot to forget nvidia also has a mobile CPU that also has some chance of going somewhere…
ParticipantAgreed. For this money, they can buy many 1st/2nd rate chip companies with decent prospects but they had to blow it on this. What losers!!!
ParticipantAgreed. For this money, they can buy many 1st/2nd rate chip companies with decent prospects but they had to blow it on this. What losers!!!
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