With its stylish shape, interchangeable faceplates and $149 price tag, the m100 was Palm's entry into the low-end hand-held market.
Dollar Tree competes in the dollar store and low-end retail markets.
Ivy Bridge might be able to do something in the low-end market, but not a whole lot.
Meanwhile Apple, with its reluctance to lower prices or compete much in the low-end market, may finally be feeling the full sting of the recession.
Also, there are a large number of beers usually sold in 2-liter PET bottles and targeting the low-end market.
Xerox's performance has been even worse in the low-end market.
Industry analysts say Timex dominates the low-end market with about 24 percent of market share.
The computer maker has also steadily maintained that it has no interest in competing in the low-end market.
However, it survived in the high-end and low-end domestic markets.
Free newspapers focus on the low-end market, while the priced newspapers target the middle-income class and professionals.
