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by lukio 4676 days ago
I don't think the money is the issue though, if they already had enough of it to buy a tablet in the first place.
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You are wrong. Suppose you are payed $350/month. Larger part of that money are gone spent for apartments and food. Still people do purchase $350 tablets because it's entertainment they can afford (they buy it for few years and don't change it to newer model until the one they have is broken/no longer fast enough for new software). Now would you like to buy movie and games for $5 or you will download them by clicking links on local forum thread?
It's hard for me to picture their point of view since I've had the pleasure to grow up in a safe western welfare county, so I guess you're right.