tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post4472275234660098987..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Is the Netbook Cannibalizing Laptops and PCs?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-85715381376121076342009-11-30T22:50:45.828-07:002009-11-30T22:50:45.828-07:00I thought that this was a fascinating article beca...I thought that this was a fascinating article because it is a perfect example of an unexpected problem resulting from product expansion. Manufacturers of laptops and PCs were expecting to add market share, but ended up stealing customers from themselves because of the price appeal. Upper-end products lost revenue while the small netbooks shot through the roof. Analysts can never be sure about Tyler Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117610884798795326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-47079797667125711622009-11-19T12:58:07.057-07:002009-11-19T12:58:07.057-07:00Nice post.
I don't think that there is much ...Nice post. <br /><br />I don't think that there is much chance of mitigating product cannibalization in this market now that the mini has been introduced. Once companies decided to offer the mini at about half the price of a regular laptop. Price conscious consumers instantly gravitated toward the inferior good. Any attempt by a single manufacture to change prices in order to help consumers Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124251381651632880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-3418221587781005522009-11-15T15:52:39.217-07:002009-11-15T15:52:39.217-07:00I think the answer to the question is the title is...I think the answer to the question is the title is that yes, of course netbooks are cannibalizing other computer sales.<br /><br />This is typical in the computer hardware industry. There's an important lesson here. Computer hardware is a largely unregulated industry. And yet, the industry is constantly putting out new products, driving prices of old products down, and not making much profit Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.com