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Old 10-01-2008, 01:30 AM
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Default RedFly Pricing

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Originally Posted by onlydarksets View Post
Most people, I think, would look at this and say "For $400 I can get a keyboard and LCD and extra storage (that I have to purchase separately) for my phone, or for $350 I can get a complete laptop in the same form factor. I'll take more for less, thanks!" Again, I'm not saying there isn't a market, but I'm not sure it's sustainable now that netbooks are priced less than the Redfly.
I'm not really disagreeing with you. At $400, I wouldn't buy a RedFly, but I might not be the target market, either. I think there is a market, but I do wonder if it's big enough at $400 to keep Celio in business. (Of course, I suspect they've done marketing surveys and pricing studies to justify the price, but they probably did that for $500 and still cut the price.)

I'm hoping that they're making a profit at $200 and good volume will allow them to keep that price. And, even if they don't keep the $200, maybe they could find a happy medium.

I'm not sure what the most I'd pay is, but I doubt it's over $300. I might go for $250. What would your maximum price be?

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