@Sam, that's setting the standards very low. 

Remember we are in 2015. We are competing with the world. The Kenyan consumer is exposed to the universal market and all it has to offer. It's a global village and we need to learn fast that a new product even in the distant corner of the planet is a potential competitor. Who would have guessed that Uber would be disrupting Nairobi taxi operations?

And BRCK is way way different. 

From Techweez: "The University will import custom design and general design parts then assemble them into whole units in the TAIFA range of products."

The only value proposition here would be low price (economies of scale). Otherwise, there is nothing new that I wouldn't get from the general market. Suggestion: Lower the price to around 25k. That would be a game changer.




On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 6:59 AM, Stephen Wanjau via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
It simply lacks the wow factor as it is just another laptop. So the value proposition is "made in Kenya" and at that price? Designed in Kenya includes using the Sony Vaio Font for the logo too while there is a ton more out there and even tools to create new ones? Ama hawakuwa na laptop walikuwa wanangoja hii yao?

BRCK and Able wireless have something unique in them which makes them stand out not this Taifa thing with respect to the information already out there.

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On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Sam Wakoba via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

It’s so easy to criticize but putting in mind that the design and assembling was done locally makes some sense. This adds to what BRCK and Able Wireless have been doing though most Kenyans want to foreign stuff than local. At 49/50k this boys have tried and we all need to lobby so they have subsidies and have the govt as the first buyer to give the Taifa to high school kids countrywide than the current bogus plan to spend 17b on corruption and kids need BMX bikes and Nintendos than computers to code.

 

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So whats so Kenyan about this laptop,branding? Someone enlighten.

On Jun 12, 2015 7:31 PM, "Job Muriuki via skunkworks" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Reading these comments paints a very bleak future for Kenya at least on 

industrialization. 

It's not the best laptop, but it's certainly a step in the right direction.

Kenya is a gross importer and it's messing us big time and we need to change 

our mindset and encourage home-grown solutions 'India style'.

 

Give positive criticism not discourage. Have a lovely weekend.

 

 


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On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 6:53 PM, Morgan Emali via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

The price with the specs don't make sense


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On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Mark Kipyegon via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

By partnering with M$ I believe the costs of licensing are lower than retail.

Marketing a locally assembled product of unknown quality at the same list price as global brands seems laughable to me. At least the Nyayo Pioneer car project was intended to be cheaper.

Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 16:04:40 +0300
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I think the price is quite good if it includes both windows 8.1 and office 2013. Considering the 2 cost around 25k-30k depending with the version of office.

 

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