The only reason people of Pakistan don't get better products is because
THEY DONT DESERVE IT. Yeah, thats what i said. SUE ME.
They don't deserve it because
Majority (like MAJOR majority) still has a retarded mind set which may annoy the knowledgeable, but to them its "Final".
Just like people here still prefer Honda bikes -- Because Honda is Honda and everything else is Shit because its Chinese -- they tend to favor Intel Processors over others because -- Intel is Intel and everything else is Shit because its
chinese. Don't believe me? Well, the small study mentioned by our dear
iamextreme proves it right. If that isn't enough, just go out and ask a
General consumer what he thinks about it.
And you'll be surprised to hear that this mentality is not just limited to Average consumer. Even the most literate ones also have this psychology. I'll refrain from taking any names but you can see dozens of examples here at PakGamers, or other forums for that matter.
Now, thats one side of the story.
The other side ... is
AMD ITSELF. Not the brand -
the company. If should focus on capturing third world countries' markets because in the end, the
smallest of people can be the champion. Meaning, these countries can prove to be the most revenue making place for such countries.
Unfortunately, AMD let the window pass and Intel took advantage of that, which gave them a
competitive advantage. Their products are good example of WHY, but their marketing is
ever better example of how a Giant takes over a whole industry and may create a monopoly.
So what they should do?
Well, I think they should try to be
small scale and take the first step of establishing an
Official Office in Pakistan. Start from enthusiasts, giving them low cost solutions, keeping their profit margins to minimum (you know, to penetrate the market). Give warranties and earn customer trust. Focus on Media Oriented PCs (for movie fanatics etc) for minimum cost.
Use platforms like PakGamers or others to preach about their products and attract more customers. Word to mouth will also help, provided their products are upto the marK,which definitely are in low to mid range market segment. (Their new APU line up for example)
SO MUCH CAN BE DONE.
But apparently AMD is not serious about doing it. And i consider MSI to be on the same level of mentality.