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Sapphire glass is already used on Vertu's phones...although the author probably didn't notice due to the fact that nobody is that dumb.
by saosebastiao 14y ago
Sapphire glass is already used on Vertu's phones...although the author probably didn't notice due to the fact that nobody is that dumb.
- kragen 14y agoVertu still exists? What do you mean by "that dumb"?
- reeses 14y agoVertu → Nokia
- aaronbrethorst 14y agoNokia sold Vertu to a private equity group last year[1]. "That dumb" means who in their right mind would pay $10k for a phone[2]? Unless they were Kanye West[3]. And even he's an iPhone user[4]. [1] http://www.eqt.se/en/Portfolio/Companies/Vertu/ http://www.eqt.se/en/Portfolio/Companies/Vertu/ [2] http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/02/21/silent-circle-and-vertu-partner-on-10000-phone/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/02/21/silent-cir... [3] http://rapgenius.com/38105 http://rapgenius.com/38105 [4] Or at least was in 2010. http://www.vulture.com/2010/11/in_the_studio_with_kanye_west.html http://www.vulture.com/2010/11/in_the_studio_with_kanye_west...
- reeses 14y agoFly through Dubai. The airport mall kiosks sell Vertu phones.
- kragen 14y agoVertu's theory was that people who'd pay $10k for a watch (or, say, a painted cloth square) would be willing to pay $10k for a phone. I'm interested to hear that they've been successful enough at that to interest a private equity group.