iPhone’s Indian Reception: Small But Enthusiastic
Maharajas, rich kids, and entrepreneurs: so that’s who’s buying the iPhone in India, according to a Reuters report from the front line, which found that the launch of the iconic handset in India had “none of the mass hysteria” that accompanied its debut in the US, Europe and other parts of Asia in July. Priced at $700-$800 in India, or twice the monthly salary of a white collar middle manager, the iPhone response was predicted. Still, it was an “enthusiastic reception,” and for those who can afford it, the phone gives them bragging rights in a country where mobile phones are still seen as “symbols of status and success,” and where the phone has already enjoyed a strong run in the black market. As 14 year-old high school student Rudra Khurana, standing in line with his father, said, “I can’t wait to show it off at school, it’s way better than having a PlayStation.”
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Aug 22, 2008 9:45 AM
Entrepreneurs? Really? These guys are either:
1) Funded (Early stage, not seed Stage)
2) Second generation (established) businesses owners that fell into the ‘entrepreneur’ category by mistake
:-)
Gautam Kshatriya
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Aug 22, 2008 11:56 AM
ONLY GO AS NICHE PRODUCT, DOESN’T SUITS A TYPICAL INDIAN POCKET.
MISLEADIND NEWS ABT LOW PRICE RANGE EARLIER SPREAD WAS TOTALLY WRONG
Aug 22, 2008 2:26 PM
It was well expected that too many peoples are not going to buy iphones on this price.
Aug 22, 2008 2:58 PM
[As 14 year-old high school student Rudra Khurana, standing in line with his father, said, “I can’t wait to show it off at school, it’s way better than having a PlayStation.”]
This kid must be found and shot on sight. I’m not kidding here.
Aug 23, 2008 2:43 PM
hi.. I have the domain http://www.logged.in . anyone wants to buy?
Aug 24, 2008 3:11 AM
@Vijay Sinha. Not the kid, his parents should be shot. Kids take the values of their parents.
Allow me to share this incident of my own family. My 7 year old niece recently did 5 push ups, clutching her years with both hands so that a dvd player ( costing around 3k) would be returned. I was visiting her house and she had been insisting on watching the animation movie I had taken for her. There was only a CD player in house, no DVD player as they are not much into movie watching. I asked my brother to rent a DVD player for a day. My niece was worried that it will cost 200 rs and when she saw that her father had sent a brand new DVD player for her which will cost rs.3000, she was petrifie. She begged me, touched my feet asking to return the dvd player because “it was too costly.” (I must say I blackmailed her into doing the push ups so that i could record it on my mobile:) She did it gladly to get rid of the wretched dvd player. Her parents can easily afford a brand new car if she would want, but they are aware of ill effects on money on today’s kids and try to instill value for money in their kids.
Aug 29, 2008 12:58 AM
Here is my take on the IPhone
http://moneymanagement.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/iphone-anyone…naaah/
Aug 29, 2008 7:08 AM
iphone market has started booming in USA. I am sure Indian Software industry too will look for that.