Comments on: iPad math: a consumer looks at value http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/2010/09/02/ipad-math-a-consumer-looks-at-value/ Observations by Tim Powell Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:54:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tim Powell http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/2010/09/02/ipad-math-a-consumer-looks-at-value/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Tim Powell Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:48:08 +0000 http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/?p=890#comment-605 Oops, you're absolutely right! As many uses as I find for my iPad, it still doesn't have a camera. I wouldn't use it for that anyway, since I carry an iPhone 3GS for that. It should be "only" a $2900 return, which on my WiFi iPad 64 is actually 414%. And now that I look at it, adding a netbook AND a laptop is double-counting. The iPad doesn't do everything my laptop does --yet -- so I should take that out too, leaving an even $2100, or 300%, return. But the math is not really the point -- and, to be honest, not consciously how I justified my iPad. In fact, these other items were "sunk costs" -- I couldn't go back and un-buy them, and I didn't sell them. By the way, that's the biggest fallacy of this kind of logic. My point was to encourage companies to look at their own products through their customers' eyes (and wallets.) We need more no-brainer products like this! Thanks for your thought, Carla. Oops, you’re absolutely right! As many uses as I find for my iPad, it still doesn’t have a camera. I wouldn’t use it for that anyway, since I carry an iPhone 3GS for that. It should be “only” a $2900 return, which on my WiFi iPad 64 is actually 414%.

And now that I look at it, adding a netbook AND a laptop is double-counting. The iPad doesn’t do everything my laptop does –yet — so I should take that out too, leaving an even $2100, or 300%, return.

But the math is not really the point — and, to be honest, not consciously how I justified my iPad. In fact, these other items were “sunk costs” — I couldn’t go back and un-buy them, and I didn’t sell them. By the way, that’s the biggest fallacy of this kind of logic.

My point was to encourage companies to look at their own products through their customers’ eyes (and wallets.) We need more no-brainer products like this!

Thanks for your thought, Carla.

]]> By: Carla http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/2010/09/02/ipad-math-a-consumer-looks-at-value/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Carla Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:07:48 +0000 http://www.knowledgevaluechain.com/?p=890#comment-604 I like your train of thought on this, but I don't think iPad can substitute a digital camera, since it doesn't come with one (as far as I know). I like your train of thought on this, but I don’t think iPad can substitute a digital camera, since it doesn’t come with one (as far as I know).

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