Re:IPhone at $200
by redorb on Friday May 23, 2008 @05:15PM
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this is a move that might help a little against the android devices coming out...its a late move though as i think att should have been subsidizing the "carrier" locked phone anyway.
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Supposedly AT&T is already kicking back money to Apple every month, but I guess now the iPhone will be double-subsidized.
Android devices are coming out? Got links?
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You don't buy any cable box and hook it up and have it magically work. You don't buy any computer and easily throw any OS on it (drivers, etc).
Specifically cell phone companies like to make money on the back end and offer up cheap cell phones to people willing to sign contracts. It is because most people would be willing to sign themselves into a crappy 3 year contract and pay 50$ for a phone rather than pay 500$ for the phone.
Blame the consumers not the customer.