[maemo-users] N900 $510

[From: Andrew Flegg]

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 22:24, Mark <wolfmane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sarcasm noted, but I'm simply quoting iPhone territory.

Indeed, which is why I mentioned their unlocked prices (the N900 is
free in the UK on contract, and that's cheaper than an iPhone. Do I
think the N900 will be a bigger success in the UK than the iPhone? No.
Do I think the N900 will be a bigger success in the UK than the N810?
Yes.)

> 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.

You're making three dangerous assumptions here:

  * That _everyone_ who would buy an iPhone would buy a cheaper device
    based on price alone.
  * That _everyone_ who would buy an N900 won't pay a bit more for it.
  * That the N900 is intended to compete for the truly mainstream
    market for high-end consumer mobile devices the iPhone is
    currently dominating.

Cheers,

Andrew

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