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That might be the case in the US, but the world is so much larger. In Scandinavia (and elsewhere, surely), every manufacturer also sell their phones "bare" (not
by hackermom 16y ago
That might be the case in the US, but the world is so much larger. In Scandinavia (and elsewhere, surely), every manufacturer also sell their phones "bare" (not coupled with a GSM subscription) directly to customers via a million different outlets.
- rbanffy 16y agoIt's the same here in Brazil - they are even required to unlock your phone on purchase, if you so demand. Subsidies are tied to contracts, so, if you rescind the contract you pay part of the discount you got. The problem is that the US is a huge market and that distorts the forces that generate products. And, sure, Nokia seems lost. They should give up software and differentiate on hardware. I am sure the N97 would be a fine Android phone.
- mfukar 16y agoThere are also "hybrid" markets, i.e. countries where both models are active. I'm fairly confident this is the case over most European countries.