In Austria people take Android smartphones for free with their contracts but outside of a hardcore geek circles I have never heard of anyone paying up front for

In Austria people take Android smartphones for free with their contracts but outside of a hardcore geek circles I have never heard of anyone paying up front for one. They are simply cheap enough to be a substitute for featurephones. I know people earning less than 1500$ per month who pony up 300eur and 40 per month for an iphone. At least here Apple has won the smartphone wars.