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Google drastically overpriced the phone. The Nexus One is cheaper than a contract free (but still locked!) iPhone 3GS. Their "mistake" was being honest about t
by orangecat 17y ago
Google drastically overpriced the phone.
The Nexus One is cheaper than a contract free (but still locked!) iPhone 3GS. Their "mistake" was being honest about the price, and not explaining how it would more than pay for itself in lower monthly charges if you used T-Mobile's non-contract rates. Even that may not have worked, because consumers are generally really bad at math.
- grandalf 17y agoPerhaps. But just as Google offers gmail for free I think it would have been possible to design a business model that allowed the phone to be sold at a discount without a contract. I think Google's pricing was targeted at investors (as in look, we can get top dollar for a phone just like Apple) rather than at consumers who would happily give Google lots of behavioral data for ads in exchange for a discounted phone.
- vetinari 17y agoUnsubsidized Nexus One from Google = 600 EUR. Unsubsidized HTC Desire from local brick and mortar store = 400 EUR. So I guess that the opinion 'Google drastically overpriced the phone.' is still valid.