Hikosaburo Yasuda is rolling his eyes right now, when he examines his new gadget, he just bought an iPad. Yausda is not more young, he is 95 years old.
It's important to try always new things if you do not want to miss another," Yasuda said as quoted by Bloomberg today.
He saw, there are so many books in one device such iPad never he read before. So, I want to buy the iPad, "he said.
Yasuda and several colleagues are looking for the easiest way to browse and do networking r via email. This shows there is a buyers segment t over the age of 65 years who are still targeting Apple products. Not only in Japan but also in the U.S., China and France.
Currently, Japan has a big community of older people . According to calculations, 22 percent of the population in Japan is people who considered out as 'old'.
"IPad is a good tool for those old men, because we accommodate the mistakes made by the user. Such mistakes like that sometimes become frightened old people when dealing with computers, "said Takahiro Miura researchers from the University of Tokyo.
According to him, iPad is not like a PC, iPad not require profound knowledge before using it.
Motoo Kitamura 78-year-old says, iPad help communicate with 2-year-old grandson, who always ask him to play. "Trying new things such as this is a good mental exercise," he said.
In the U.S., the cheapest prices of iPad released on 499 dollars per unit and it is sold already 3.27 million units. In Japan, with the same type sold at prices equivalent to 48 800 yen or 565 U.S. dollars per unit.
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
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