maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Theory 1: only 30% of the cost of the N900 is "real" cost

jethro.itt	2009-12-09 , 19:28
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Originally Posted by OrangeBox

But it is a rip-off nevertheless. We are humans with emotions and rip-off is a subjective statement.

There's an old Finnish proverb:

Persaukisille on kaikki kallista.

It is a little tricky to translate but the gist of it is that the less you have expendable income, the more cost-conscious you become.

Like you said, it is subjective. I just ordered an N900 from Amazon and don't consider it expensive at all. My first GSM phone in 1994 was more expensive even without adjusting the price for inflation.

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