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My ignorance will show here, but I would imagine engineering one of those devices is nothing trivial (duh), let alone something that a small company could affor
by smidwap 17y ago
My ignorance will show here, but I would imagine engineering one of those devices is nothing trivial (duh), let alone something that a small company could afford. I wasn't even aware that TechCrunch developed consumer products. Can someone enlighten me on how a company such as TechCrunch can reasonably expect to design, develop, and sell (they have 2/3 of those down) a tablet (netbook) and profit? There are seemingly high barriers to entry in such a market, are there not? Just curious!
- luckystrike 17y agoJust in case you are not aware about it, here is how this 'venture' started: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/21/we-want-a-dead-simple-web-tablet-help-us-build-it/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/21/we-want-a-dead-simple-w... Updates: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/30/update-on-the-techcrunch-tablet-prototype-a/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/30/update-on-the-techcrunc... http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/19/techcrunch-tablet-update-prototype-b/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/19/techcrunch-tablet-updat...
- akd 17y agoThey use a company called an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer). These companies can, for different prices, do everything from design a tablet PC off a single phone call to simply building something exactly to your CAD drawings. This is why all computers (Dells, HPs, etc, not sure what Apple does) are manufactured by a handful of companies (Solectron, Flextronics) which actually run the Chinese factories.
- c3o 17y agoThis company does the software: http://www.fusiongarage.com/blog/ http://www.fusiongarage.com/blog/