As compared to the US, though software prices are low, Computer hardware prices are extremely high. This is the root cause why people are not able to buy quality devices. For eg. the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13 costs $999 (INR 54,000) in US while it costs more than INR 84,000 in India. Why is there such a large difference, while it should be the other way round, i.e. product prices should be lower in developing markets like India. The government should do something like the Australian government did (see: http://www.zdnet.com/au/apple-microsoft-and-adobe-forced-to-face-it-pricing-inquiry-7000011103/ ) to take the OEMs to task.
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