<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Something tells me that they could have used the open data to understand the demographic dynamics before the launch. 1M TV is not a small and one must conduct studies to understand the target market.</span></div><div><span>Sam</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>P O Box 61453 00200<br>NAIROBI<br>tel. 254 722881427<br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Warigia Bowman <warigia@gmail.com><br> <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> saguyo@yahoo.com <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> "kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 22 November 2012, 23:10<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Who will buy this Sh1m TV?<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div id="yiv317907076">But it is not a wise use of resources, regardless of how rich you are. Like gold plated bathroom faucets, it is just "conspicuous consumption"! Reminds me of Dallas in the 1980s. <br><br><div class="yiv317907076gmail_quote">
On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Mark Mwangi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mwangy@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:mwangy@gmail.com">mwangy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" class="yiv317907076gmail_quote">
there are many that can afford this as it is below their means. E.g the 500,000 acre controlling family. <div class="yiv317907076gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="yiv317907076gmail_quote"><div><div class="yiv317907076h5">On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:51 PM, luke mulunda <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lmulunda@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:lmulunda@yahoo.com">lmulunda@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" class="yiv317907076gmail_quote"><div><div class="yiv317907076h5"><div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">guys,<br>
Sharp just launched an 80-inch LED TV in Kenya and the prize is tagged at Sh1 million ( see link http://businesstoday.co.ke/news/2012/11/22/sharp-returns-kenya-crazy-deal-sh1-million-tv-0 ) Just who's going to buy this monster?<br>
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