On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 3:17 PM, David Greaves <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mark 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. > > Hey, Mark, you mistyped https://ssl.buy.com/ac/contact/contactlogin.aspx > as maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx > > Easy mistake. > Simply supplying the only info I've yet seen on the availability of the N900 in the USA. Do you know of a better/cheaper source? If so, let's have it! >> Even at this very discounted price, it's >> still way too expensive for most people. > > Would you please give me your opinion on the price of Ferrari's too. They're > expensive and they break down a lot. I guess they've got no chance of commercial > success. > That's called a straw man fallacy. I'm not going to bother to respond. >> 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. > > Amazing insight into economic theory there. But don't you think they'd sell even > more at $50 each unlocked? > > David > Sarcasm noted, but I'm simply quoting iPhone territory. There are only two possibilities: either the N900 is intended to compete with the iPhone, which means it must come in at an equivalent price point; or it isn't intended to compete with the iPhone, in which case it must be cheaper than the iPhone. More expensive is simply not an option if they want it to be a success. Mark _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
