[Marketing] R: Competitive Landscape: Marvell Moby $99 tablet "Designed for the World's Students"

[Carlo Falciola]

 Here's a picture....

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/marvell-pitches-99-moby-tablet-as-textbook-alternative/



ciao carlo 


--- Ven 19/3/10, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> ha scritto:

> Da: Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com>
> Oggetto: [Marketing] Competitive Landscape: Marvell Moby $99 tablet "Designed for the World's Students"
> A: "Sugar Labs Marketing" <marketing at lists.sugarlabs.org>
> Data: Venerdì 19 marzo 2010, 12:13
> http://www.marvell.com/company/news/press_detail.html?releaseID=1397
> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marvell-drives-education-revolution-with-99-all-in-one-moby-tablet-designed-for-the-worlds-students-88376967.html
> 
> No images yet.
> 
> 1-to-1 pilot announced for Washington DC in "an at-risk
> school".
> 
> OLPC contribution mentioned.
> 
> 
> Positioning:
> * Vehicle for Armada 600 processor
> * High performance multimedia capable
> * Low price (yet another confirmation of the magic "$100"
> number)
> * e-reader.
> * Replace bulky, heavy, out-of-date textbooks (1 zillion
> parents will
> agree about the weight)
> * Partnerships with educational textbook publishers
> (announcement made
> at Future of Publishing conference keynote)
> * "Collaboration" through internet connectivity
> * Complementary to OLPC, since targeted at developed
> countries.
> 
> 
> From the PR: "support for multiple software standards
> including full
> Adobe Flash, Android™ and Windows Mobile." Note that
> Adobe's new
> strategy to counter the nonFlash iPhone/iPad is to use the
> word
> "full"; implying that nonFlash devices cannot access the
> "full
> internet".
> 
> It is rumored that Apple's iPad will be released with an
> education
> focus or package.
> 
> Sean
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