By aj16780
via blog.wired.com
Published: Jun 12 2008 / 13:48
Of course, $199 isn't the real price, from either side. But nobody cares. In the UK, the cheapest you'll manage is £99 ($194) for the 8GB handset, plus 18 months x £30 ($59) equals £639 ($1250).
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Comments
Umberto Zappia replied ago:
There is only one plausible definition that comes naturally seeing how_where_is Apple:
mo·nop·o·ly ~
kogent replied ago:
The only thing lame about the contracts are the exclusivity deals. Everything else is standard fare with a lot of phone providers.
aj16780 replied ago:
I think that the lame factor quite much depends on the consumers wallet size. I would say that this is one of the most expensive gadgets that I've seen, but if 1200 dollars plus some is peanuts, then it's not an issue of course.. :-)
boldfish replied ago:
except that the £30 a month also buys you talk time, could get you cheap broadband and shouldn't really be factored in the the TCO as a whole entity.
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