Actually, a higher rate of new devices also means the retail price drops. Providers like to tell you the device is 600 bucks but you're getting it for free with

Actually, a higher rate of new devices also means the retail price drops. Providers like to tell you the device is 600 bucks but you're getting it for free with their subsidies, when really it's already a lot cheaper online. I got my Galaxy S II two months ago for less than half the initial cost, 10 months after it was released. Apple products on the other hand... They're always expensive.