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Research an example of how decreased market demand for a product has affected its price. Why did demand decrease? Did the product become unnecessary or obsolete? Did the producer or its competitors offer a newer or better version? How did sellers try to increase demand for the product?
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VerifiedA clear example of a product whose demand was reduced was the fax. This product when it came out and was standardized generated a high demand since it was something new and very useful, the fax allowed to send and receive graphic information through telephone lines, so a person in New York could send a fax of a document to a person in Boston and he would receive a sheet which would capture the information.
Demand for Motorola flip phones and cell phones began to absolutely plummet once the iPhone hit the market and consumers caught the taste for faster, more versatile multi-media devices. Motorola’s product essentially became obsolete as smartphone mania took over and the world began its addiction to the LED screens in everyone’s pockets, even as Motorola tried to release updated products that mimicked some of the smartphone features. The company continued to produce its other electronics and took the foot off the gas of its cellphone products. Recently though, a new campaign in response to the growing recognition of smartphone addiction is trying to bring back the old nostalgia of the Motorola phones as consumers look back for simpler, less distracting devices.
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