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 Originally Posted by crogs571
wouldn't the $150 off bring it down to the $179 or whatever the discounted price would be?
And I don't see why the Pre has to be cheaper than the iphone. You'll make up the cost difference after three months of paying for service. Have to look at the complete package, not just the price of the phone.
I agree with you about the overall long term costs, but very few people factor that into the cost of buying a phone, it is often an afterthought. People will see a Pre for $250 and think "i can get an iPhone for $199" rather than "this Pre is more expensive but over 2 years it will be $500 cheaper" or "I can make up that price difference after 1 month of service" (I am just making up a numbers here for examples).
Barring a significant ad blitz by Sprint about total cost of ownership, including signs in stores showing a comparison of long term costs, I think it will be hard for Pre to generate massive sales above the iPhone price point. And even with such an effort it still could be for naught; people will still only see iPhone $199 and Pre $250. Yes, most of us might be willing to pay $250 for it, but you get better mass market appeal at the iPhone price level and below.
I will hope for $150, I will be happy with $199, I would probably pay $250, but I think the device will be a hard sell above $199.
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