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You were disappointed by a lie?

• grandalf 17y ago
  All of the other rumors about google products/services have turned out to be true, so I felt a bit more inclined to believe this one than I typically would. Also, I would really respect Google for using some of its billions of dollars to subsidize the phone to the $99 price point and take tons of market share (thus creating a huge incentive for app developers). Sadly Google seems content to release just another phone.
  • plinkplonk 17y ago
    "using some of its billions of dollars to subsidize the phone to the $99 price point" easy to suggest when it is not your billions of dollars being thrown away ;-) "This device, sold at or near cost, " (as jsz0 suggests) is a more reasonable strategy, since (a) Google's main revenue streams are not affected (probably enhanced) and (b) Apple and Nokia can't compete without reducing their profit. That said, I think Google is a sufficiently big company now to have mediocre middle managers who'd scuttle such "radical" ideas.
    • grandalf 17y ago
      True, those are accurate points. I was just hoping for a really bold move. This does not seem to be all that bold (unless the $199 pricing is for people w/o "old" google accounts which might still leave room for the rumor to be true).
• randallsquared 17y ago
  Disappointed by it being a lie. This is why rumors can be a bad thing for upcoming products: overhyping leads to disappointment with what otherwise might have seemed a solid offering.