On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Andrew Flegg <andrew@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 21:38, Mark <wolfmane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> N900 $510 >> http://www.buy.com/prod/nokia-n900-unlocked-maemo-internet-tablet-3g-phone-panoramic-desktop/q/loc/12435/212003401.html?adid=17582 >> >> Note that there is no mention of the fact that 3.5G is network >> dependent and NOT quadband. Even at this very discounted price, it's >> still way too expensive for most people. If they get it below $200 >> locked and $300 unlocked it might have a chance, but at these prices >> it's going to sell very poorly. > > The price of an unlocked iPhone 3GS is $900: > > http://www.buy.com/prod/apple-iphone-3g-16gb-never-locked-w-full-apple-warranty/q/loc/12435/210461450.html > > How can nearly half that price for similar hardware be "way too > expensive"?! What magic wand can you wave to reduce the price of > materials and R&D costs to make these devices palatably priced in the > marketplace? (Obviously high price is the barrier which makes Apple so > successful and Nokia less so, in the US at least. Oh, no - hang on...) > > Cheers, > > Andrew > You can complain about reality all you want, but that's not going to change it. The reality is that NO ONE is paying $900 for an unlocked iPhone, and the unlocked price for an iPhone is far, far below what it will be for an N900 if & when they make a deal with a carrier. Mark _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
