Ok let me ask foolishly, How many people own a cell phone that can retrieve and read a PDF file. How many people have a phone that can read, attach and download a .doc/x, xls and plah plah that answered how many people can afford internet daily or go for the idea of having a modem loaded with bundles monthly to access internet. Ok I said they are foolish so don look at me, How many cybers have closed or opened new branches Ok how many times has a friend told you am from a cyber or I will go to cyber Ok is the cyber market still live??????? I didn't say anything

Interesting. You have done a good job of showing cyber cafe still have a place. Actually, they may never go away as I think some people will now never buy laptops, smart phones are now good enough that may will just by pass acquiring a laptop/computers. By the way, this video goes over the same subject we are discussing here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20307609 Muriithi

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Thomas Kibui <thomas.kibui@gmail.com>wrote:

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Cyber Cafe's are not only about accessing the Internet. Look at them from the perpective of offering Infrastructure as a Service. They are about offering connected front end computing resources all packaged as a time or per use based service. These could range from desktop computers, fax, printers, Media editing and writing etc

Yes most people can afford mobile data and probably a not-so-smart phone to access the Internet BUT not many can afford a computer and even if they could afford a dirt cheap one .. it is not really a priority investment in the common Kenyan household. One may argue that one doesn't need a computer BUT try writing a thesis or term paper on a blackberry or S3 and you will soon find yourself in a Cyber.

Other factors include availability of power, physical security, space and with the young generation Cyber's have become hangout joints for socializing..

brgds

On 13/11/2012, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:

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At Ksh. 1 or less, Cybers are affordable to many that mobile data (Ksh. 2 per minute) or bundles which many come to find translate to more than Ksh. 60 per hour.

Ksh. 100 will get you 2 or more hours (can download lots) in a cyber compared to 80Mb on Safaricom.

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