Thursday, February 4, 2010

Oldies but goodies

You know what market(s) you probably don't think about much??????

Old people...or elderly to be P.C.

Baby boomers have JUST begun to turn 60 in the last couple of years. It would be wise to get to know the elderly and decide what their problems may be or what their fears/desires/needs are. You don't need to invent some sort of new pacemaker or anything to keep them alive (though that's certainly wonderful), but something that improves their lives will be just what brings in the huge profits.

You know who's smart? Apple. Everyone's like "Ohh the iPad is so lame" but I personally think their target market is going to end up being these elderly people that aren't very technically savvy and want a simple, large, easy to use device that puts all of their books and communication capabilities in one place. Even better, the closed interface along with the App store - you can't screw it up!! It's frustrating to me and anyone that's accidentally installed WeatherBug or some crazy toolbar to have your computer bogged down by unwanted applications. The iPad has been made pretty foolproof in this sense, don't you think?! It's not for me, but perhaps in 50 years I'll buy something a young'n has developed for people my age.

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