Thread: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
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2009-10-16 , 13:17
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Originally Posted by qgil View Post
Comparisons with previous programs are not linear. The N900 is a primary device and the reference discount price is about half of the retail price.

Do you ever got a laptop discount from a vendor for your community development and contributions?

You are not forced to accept the invitation and I'm sorry if some of you are not happy with it...
No need to get all mad, just because people are saying WOW, thats still a lot of money. Take a look and say hmmm, maybe this could have been handled better, and can be addressed better NEXT time.

Seems clear to be it would have been better to get some of those LOANER devices into developers hands that could not make it to summit. This would have given time for devices to be released by carriers that would make them more affordable than even a developer discount, (well at least this one)

As for half the price, at 300Euro thats $449 currently, so does that make the device $900 retail?

I have found the N900 for $549

So half of that is $275, which would be very reasonable.

It doesn't seem that shocking to me that people are asking how long they have to use it. In this economy many people still need to save up to be able to buy a phone that cost $450, or 300Euro.

Makes me wonder about the viability in the US without a carrier discount?
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