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During the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Tuesday, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman said that the company is shifting resources from PCs to tablets. She said the market moved extremely fast to tablets and smartphones, and HP now needs to manage that transition.
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I think this is a good idea for HP since there are already many companies which make affordable PCs like Lenovo, Foxconn, and Third-world computer makers which sell PCs for as cheap as $200-400 because of cheaper wages for all workers than in the US where people make $10 or more an hour compared to a dollars a day in countries like China and India.
Plus, more people who want a PC just build one themselves for cheaper prices, find a friend or family member to build one for them for less than buying one in stores, or buy a used or refurbished PC, and upgrade it with more RAM, and a better video card if they need to if they do more intensive tasks like video editing, or gaming.
But, most people don't build their own tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices because it is more difficult, and tablets and smartphones prices are not that expensive or even free if you get them when you sign up for a 2-3 year contract with a cell phone service.
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I think this is a good idea for HP since there are already many companies which make affordable PCs like Lenovo, Foxconn, and Third-world computer makers which sell PCs for as cheap as $200-400 because of cheaper wages for all workers than in the US where people make $10 or more an hour compared to a dollars a day in countries like China and India.
Plus, more people who want a PC just build one themselves for cheaper prices, find a friend or family member to build one for them for less than buying one in stores, or buy a used or refurbished PC, and upgrade it with more RAM, and a better video card if they need to if they do more intensive tasks like video editing, or gaming.
But, most people don't build their own tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices because it is more difficult, and tablets and smartphones prices are not that expensive or even free if you get them when you sign up for a 2-3 year contract with a cell phone service.
