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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
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Originally Posted by trachy
$400 after committing to a 2-year contract?!? Yeah, that's a sure-fire way to get market penetration for a new product. Way to go, imbeciles.
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Verizon is typically expensive for any of their new smart devices, be they Palm, Windows Mobile, or anything else. After all, the 7135 is still listed for $500 with a 2-year contract, and the i700 is $600.
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I understand that as a voice of Thoughts you probaby want to distance yourself from Verizon criticism, but -- c'mon! Justifying this highway robbery with the argument that they've always been expensive is absurd.
It might be a valid argument if the market set that $400 price tag, but AT&T and Motorola have clearly shown that not to be the case.
I don't usually resort to name calling, but whomever makes the pricing decisions at Verizon is an imbecile in my book. Frankly, I'm a little surprised MS and/or Samsung haven't dropped the hammer on them yet.