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	johnkzin	2009-08-29 , 01:40
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Originally Posted by st5150

Really, at its Ferrari of a phone price tag? I'd agree if the price was $350 instead of $700. $700 targets this device to a very very narrow segment of the customer base. I can't see Nokia growing its maemo customer base drastically at $700 a unit, but I'm sure their bean counters have done the math already and know more than I do.

$700 assumes a lot.

It assumes that it might be sold at near an exchange equivalent cost to the euro version, instead of being sold cheaper than the euro version (like previous Maemo devices).

It assumes that there wont be a carrier subsidy from T-Mobile.

Both of those are pretty big assumptions. The final price is definitely something I'm not going to be disappointed about until I hear whether or not T-Mobile is going to sell it, and at what price point.

If they do carry it, I wouldn't be surprised to see it available for $300-$350 (with contract). I would be surprised to see it's discounted price be higher than $350. Not because of the device, but because of the way T-Mobile structures it's pricing.

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