Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Ringing Down… Everywhere

The market has never been so possessive. The consumerism has seen them making statements at any point they have the leverage to.

The disparity to make a strong impact is taking them on to look for brighter avenues for their growth prospects. I am talking about the down-market extension which is been looked upon much these days.

Days after TATA extended their 1-lakh car Nano to the newly crafted segment of people; the HCL Infosystems has again stormed the market by introducing the World’s cheapest laptops. It’s ringing cash registers all over again.

They have launched MiLeap – a fully functional, portable range of laptops that sports a stating price tag of Rs. 13,990. It would be available in 2 series – X & Y at a starting price of Rs. 13,990 & Rs. 29,990 respectively.

Both the models have network ports, are Wi-Fi ready, have an option for a data card & are available with GUI-enabled, user friendly Linux OS. Weighing less than a kg, the MiLeap laptops have a 7-inch screen & are equipped with an Intel – processor.

Guess what, is it the best time to be a consumer or seller …?? Well let the experts ponder over it, may be they have some takes on this.

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