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<DIV dir=ltr align=left>> That was sort of my *point* :-)<BR>><BR>> I
was attempting (badly!) to make the point that the usual product<BR>> pattern
for Nokia/SE/whoever - where they release some new, <BR>> interesting device
and then release incremental/facelift upgrades<BR>> that'll support
themselves through the artificially buoyed up market<BR>> of telco contracts
- may not be very well suited to the full-price, <BR>> no-contract-available
770 upgrade.<BR><BR>Are you from US? Because most people around me (and I guess
generally in<BR>Europe) buy their phones themselves and not from mobile
operator.<BR>Operators offer phones too, yes, but they are generally overpriced,
<BR>outdated and the choice is limited. Maybe companies use this but
for<BR>average person it does not make sense. Phones and cellular operators
are<BR>different things. Or do you buy TV from your cable/TV operator?
Also<BR>majority of people here (70%) use prepaid cards without contract
and<BR>even have more such cards from different operators and swap them in
one<BR>phone. Maybe mobile market is more competitive in Europe (or in
my<BR>country)? I remember phones bought from operators were blocked in
<BR>firmware to prevent using with other cellular networks but this
is<BR>history too (maybe noone bought such phones?).<BR><BR>So to sum it up I
don't think such artifical market exist here or is too<BR>important and
manufacturers can produce crappy phones because of this.
<BR><BR>Frantisek<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>As far as I know, here, in France, most of the phones are sold by
operators with contracts.<BR><BR>Well, I guess the N770, since it can't be
sold with contracts, doesn't fit their needs. <BR>Anyway It would be cool if
it could be sold in stores instead of nokia's internet shop only. If people
could try it before buying it, there'd be many more sales. Everybody who put a
hand on mine felt in love with it.<BR><BR>Joel<SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=977041211-04122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
there,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=977041211-04122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
internet shop is not the only point of sale. Nokia 770 does sell in several
retail chains, for example El Corte Ingles used to have them, CompUSA seems
to have them too and I even saw them on sale at airport in Venice;-)
However they are not on offer in the usual mobile
operator stores, with the notable exception of the Nokia Flagship Stores
(AFAIK)</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=977041211-04122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Br,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=977041211-04122006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>--jakub</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>