Comments on: 99.7% Of People In The World Still Have Not Bought A Tablet http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Wed, 09 May 2012 02:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-128653 Anonymous Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-128653 I’m sure around 80% of the population has never personally bought a tv.  So what, this story is stupid.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98790 Anonymous Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:26:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98790 In some countries phone companies give away free mobiles (with no contract) and they just sell people minutes.

]]> By: markiz http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98785 markiz Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:37:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98785 i dont get the math here.. 394/6900 is not 0.3%, it’s 5%, and that includes smartphones also, not just tablets..

oh, an approximation.

]]> By: markiz http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98786 markiz Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:37:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98786 i dont get the math here.. 394/6900 is not 0.3%, it’s 5%, and that includes smartphones also, not just tablets..

oh, an approximation.

]]> By: UnderDoc http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98754 UnderDoc Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:19:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98754 How would you explain then that 75% are mobile subscribers?

I think that there is actually a large overlap between the poor who cannot buy shoes and mobile subscribers. It seems that a lot of people are too dumb to understand that a fancy gadget is no substitute for education, responsible personal economy, health insurance, better food for their children, etc.

]]> By: UnderDoc http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98755 UnderDoc Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:19:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98755 How would you explain then that 75% are mobile subscribers?

I think that there is actually a large overlap between the poor who cannot buy shoes and mobile subscribers. It seems that a lot of people are too dumb to understand that a fancy gadget is no substitute for education, responsible personal economy, health insurance, better food for their children, etc.

]]> By: Paul del Rosario http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98753 Paul del Rosario Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98753 “99.7% Of People In The World Still Have Not Bought A Tablet”
That’s because a good portion of the earth’s population is in poverty and can’t even buy a pair of shoes let alone a tablet.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98752 Anonymous Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:09:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98752 You’re an Epic fail.

]]> By: Bug Stomper http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98744 Bug Stomper Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:18:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98744 See, it’s not always buying new hardware that counts. It’s the data that’s important to you on that hard drive, or cellphone, and how easily the newer hardware will let you transfer it over, and keep it for you. New hardware is just an ‘expensive brick’, if it wastes my time converting files with difficulty. It’s also GOTTA allow for in itself being dumped someday, even for different company’s hardware!. At the end of the day, I want my files! Couldn’t care about the hardware! Notepad, Netbook, Laptop, Desktop, smart-phone, or dumb-phone. It don’t mean @#$% if it can’t transfer safely my older files. Papyrus from ancient Egypt and stone carvings seem to last the longest for data storage if you think about it. But it’s cumbersome to use. [Try converting files from Linux to Win 7. Ha! Not easy!]

]]> By: Bug Stomper http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98745 Bug Stomper Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:18:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98745 See, it’s not always buying new hardware that counts. It’s the data that’s important to you on that hard drive, or cellphone, and how easily the newer hardware will let you transfer it over, and keep it for you. New hardware is just an ‘expensive brick’, if it wastes my time converting files with difficulty. It’s also GOTTA allow for in itself being dumped someday, even for different company’s hardware!. At the end of the day, I want my files! Couldn’t care about the hardware! Notepad, Netbook, Laptop, Desktop, smart-phone, or dumb-phone. It don’t mean @#$% if it can’t transfer safely my older files. Papyrus from ancient Egypt and stone carvings seem to last the longest for data storage if you think about it. But it’s cumbersome to use. [Try converting files from Linux to Win 7. Ha! Not easy!]

]]> By: Bug Stomper http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98746 Bug Stomper Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:18:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98746 See, it’s not always buying new hardware that counts. It’s the data that’s important to you on that hard drive, or cellphone, and how easily the newer hardware will let you transfer it over, and keep it for you. New hardware is just an ‘expensive brick’, if it wastes my time converting files with difficulty. It’s also GOTTA allow for in itself being dumped someday, even for different company’s hardware!. At the end of the day, I want my files! Couldn’t care about the hardware! Notepad, Netbook, Laptop, Desktop, smart-phone, or dumb-phone. It don’t mean @#$% if it can’t transfer safely my older files. Papyrus from ancient Egypt and stone carvings seem to last the longest for data storage if you think about it. But it’s cumbersome to use. [Try converting files from Linux to Win 7. Ha! Not easy!]

]]> By: The Gnome http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98739 The Gnome Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:46:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98739 Android… boring old Ford of the mobile world. Let where that got Nokia…

]]> By: The Gnome http://www.slashgear.com/99-7-of-people-in-the-world-still-have-not-bought-a-tablet-07138457/#comment-98740 The Gnome Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:46:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=138457#comment-98740 Android… boring old Ford of the mobile world. Let where that got Nokia…

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