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Originally Posted by imcarthur
" U.S. consumers will spend 17 percent less on CE this year than last, a new report projects."
"But despite the decline - the largest among 20 large, industrialized nations - important opportunities still exist within key product categories like netbooks, smartphones and HDTV . . . "
"In addition, with smartphone penetration at only 28 percent of U.S. households, category growth is a "sure thing,". . ."
Source: Twice
They are trying to follow the buyer.
As for the iPad, he didn't say that they were BB sales that hit their PC sales. Apple & online helped to deepen their "cannibalized sales".
Ian |
It's easy to spend 17% less when as per the article "television sales fell despite the rollout of new 3D models, with
both average prices and total volumes
notching "low-double digit" declines compared with last year. "
So I can buy more things for a lot less money this year. I would love to get a HDTV for our bedroom, but between never watching TV in our bedroom and falling prices, I have no incentive to buy one. Plus I don't want to have to carry my 150lbs 30" glass TV downstairs and to the curb.