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What Exactly is Palm's Target Market?      6-Nov-09 01:18 pm    
Palm is trying to be a niche player, but they don't seem to know what a niche market is.

A niche market is the subset of the market on which a specific product is focusing on; Therefore the market niche defines the specific product features aimed at satisfying specific market needs, as well as the price range, production quality and the demographics that is intended to impact.

What segment of the smartphone market is Palm trying to capture? Women? Kids? Demented adults who think Jon Rubinstein is the next Steve Jobs?

Who is Palm's Marketing Genius that decided to introduce a stripped down Pre, call it Pixi and sell it at the same price as their CURRENT flagship model?

Let the insults begin...
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What Exactly is Palm's Target Market?
tfjlgregory (1 Rating) 6-Nov-09 01:18 pm  
 
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hengeem Rate it 6-Nov-09 01:21 pm  
 
Women and Gay men.
ditzil Rate it 6-Nov-09 01:26 pm  
 
<<Women and Gay men. >> Aside from your se...
voirob Rate it 7-Nov-09 12:00 pm  
 
True. Ignoring Ditzy's ongoing persiste...
harry.bortz Rate it 7-Nov-09 12:09 pm  
 
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tfjlgregory Rate it 7-Nov-09 07:41 pm  
 
>>>>> If more houses were INCR...
primemeridi... Rate it 8-Nov-09 02:48 am  
 
>>>>> I don't remember if my friend...
primemeridi... Rate it 8-Nov-09 02:43 am  
 
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finance.adv... Rate it 6-Nov-09 01:26 pm  
 
let's see what the next high end device is my g...
primemeridi... Rate it 7-Nov-09 11:39 am  
 
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tfjlgregory Rate it 7-Nov-09 12:13 pm  
 
I'm just guessing that the vague message...
primemeridi... Rate it 7-Nov-09 12:19 pm  
 
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wsurfer06 Rate it 7-Nov-09 10:54 pm  
 
Not niche player. Palm is trying to kill off iPhon...
pureinvesto... Rate it 7-Nov-09 08:17 pm  
 
Maybe me. ...
unix4trix Rate it 8-Nov-09 10:10 am  
 
> ...until unlimited voice&data plans are $10...
hengeem Rate it 8-Nov-09 11:27 am  
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