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ok, Ok .... I;m gonna try to think like ttcoupe for a minute
let's say the Palm Web OS is less expensive. and the hardware, not held back by the old OS, is also less expesnsive. example 1 chip for Bluetooth, GPS, Voice, Data (i have no idea if that actually exist, but you get the point).
So the price before any carried rebates comes in under about 350.
Sprint:
100 instant savings
200 new 2 year
50 for buying on website.
all 350 rebated. Phone comes for free.
The problem with this is "why". What is the benefit of making the phone free?
IF Sprint forces us to have the everything plan, will they make the money back plus,plus in 2 years?
Would Palm make more money by selling alot of these through sprint, earning only a small amount per phone? Amke less per phone ,but sell more??
When I stop thinking like ttcoupe and think like B-model, i find the business reason for this not appropriate for a SMART phone. Just my opinion
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