Your professor is teaching a class on education . Write a post responding to the professor's question. In your response, you should
· express and support your personal opinion
· make a contribution to the discussion in your own words
An effective response will contain at least 100 words. You have ten minutes to write.
Doctor Achebe
Today, we are going to discuss how successful software and tech products are launched and marketed. When companies launch and market these products, early adopters are important. Early adopters are customers who tend to buy the latest products and like to be the first to try out new features and processes. In today's discussion, I would like you to describe at least one advantage or disadvantage of being an early adopter. Please explain why you think this way.
Andrew
One obvious disadvantage is that early adopters probably pay a lot more for brand-new technology. When products first come out, they are often quite expensive, but once they've been on the market for a while, the price usually drops. That's why most people wait to buy new technology.
Claire
New tech products might not always be more expensive—sometimes the company will give people a new product at a discount in exchange for trying it out and giving feedback on it. In fact, to me, that's the biggest advantage of being an early adopter—your feedback can guide future improvements to a product. That's a powerful feeling.