Zune HD

jw12345 said:

For what, like 2 months?

Still, its two months that people had to wait for the price to drop?

jw12345 said:

Eh, I don't really see how a high introductory cost counts as a negative. At the time, there were no phones that were competitive UI-wise. It was probably a mistake to price it that high, but it pretty much instantly dropped to $400, and gave a $100 gift card to early buyers. In 2007, that was entirely reasonable. Not a bargain, but reasonable.

What's unreasonable is holding Apple to that price years later.

Reasonable? Maybe.

With the technology we 'have' currently I'm sure we could make those iPhones far better for far less of a price.

jw12345 said:

Eh, I don't really see how a high introductory cost counts as a negative. At the time, there were no phones that were competitive UI-wise. It was probably a mistake to price it that high, but it pretty much instantly dropped to $400, and gave a $100 gift card to early buyers. In 2007, that was entirely reasonable. Not a bargain, but reasonable.

What's unreasonable is holding Apple to that price years later.

I'm not holding them to the price. Apple always over prices it's products. The iPhone is a reasonable price, but it was a lot when it came out. That is all.

~Lordbob

jw12345 said:

They start at $99, what do you want from them?

Given that the only phone that really rivals it for consumers is a Pre, and the prices are similar for both devices, what's the problem? Smartphones have always been very expensive, the iPhone/Pre/G1/etc are relatively cheap.

I'm not saying they aren't cheap, and I am not saying they are cheap.

I am saying that the prices 'could' be better if they 'tried'.

what did the little gem cost, one might inquire?

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