Thread: Nokia N810 to feature Nokia MOSH?
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Bernard is offline Bernard
2007-10-16 , 21:43
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Originally Posted by Viipottaja View Post
Well, I would argue adding a slide out keyboard will probably increase the production cost fairly significantly too, similar to adding a GPS chip.
That could be true, but I don't think the production costs are the main factor in the price. Nokia Internet tablets are expensive when compared to similar hardware from other manufacturers. For example the ipod Touch or the Archos player.
Also the fact that the 770 and N800 decrease in price very strongly after 9-12 months indicates that nokia prices the devices according to their own strategies. There are NO other devices with this combination of features: Open source software and hardware functionality. The IT's are unique, so Nokia can price the devices as they see fit (depending on the audience Nokia wants to target).