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First $200 (I didn't believe it) - then $300 (I figured he wouldn't risk raising the price twice; - now its $400, unless he hits a grand slam and gets this thin

by redorb 17y ago

First $200 (I didn't believe it) - then $300 (I figured he wouldn't risk raising the price twice; - now its $400, unless he hits a grand slam and gets this thing into a carrier or even multiple carriers; and subsidized for $199 with 2/yr mobile broadband contract..

tdavis 17y ago
Christ, I'd rather pay the $400. A 2-year mobile brandband contract is practically useless for anything but very light usage, since the monthly limits are usually about 5GB. I don't really plan to buy a Crunchpad, but you'd think we'd been bitten hard enough by AT&T recently to learn our lesson.
socratees 17y ago
Many major hardware players have some form of tablet device in the offing. This market space is going to be a competitive one.
- axod 17y ago
  Like who? :/ Apple??? yeah funny.
vaksel 17y ago
wasn't the whole point of the crunchpad to make it cheap as hell? After all, the original techcrunch post was: "We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet For $200. Help Us Build It."
jsz0 17y ago
There's a major problem subsidizing a device like this. The target audience most likely already has a SmartPhone and residential internet service via cable or DSL. That's probably $90-$100 worth of Internet access alone. How many people will be willing to pay an additional $50-$60 for a data only cell plan on top of that? If you're (un)lucky enough to have a spouse or child who wants a data plan your Internet bill alone could easily be $200. Don't forget voice service. Unlimited SMS. Say hello to a $300+ monthly Internet/voice bill. Makes the base price of $400 look like a pittance compared to the $3600 yearly service fee the typical person might end up paying in this scenario.
tallanvor 17y ago
Let's be honest, $400 really isn't all that expensive and it wouldn't stop a lot of the target market from buying one. Of course, I guess we'll have to wait until it actually gets released to find out if $400 is right.

by redorb 17y ago

tdavis 17y ago

Christ, I'd rather pay the $400. A 2-year mobile brandband contract is practically useless for anything but very light usage, since the monthly limits are usually about 5GB. I don't really plan to buy a Crunchpad, but you'd think we'd been bitten hard enough by AT&T recently to learn our lesson.

socratees 17y ago

Many major hardware players have some form of tablet device in the offing. This market space is going to be a competitive one.

axod 17y ago
Like who? :/ Apple??? yeah funny.

vaksel 17y ago

wasn't the whole point of the crunchpad to make it cheap as hell? After all, the original techcrunch post was: "We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet For $200. Help Us Build It."

jsz0 17y ago

There's a major problem subsidizing a device like this. The target audience most likely already has a SmartPhone and residential internet service via cable or DSL. That's probably $90-$100 worth of Internet access alone. How many people will be willing to pay an additional $50-$60 for a data only cell plan on top of that? If you're (un)lucky enough to have a spouse or child who wants a data plan your Internet bill alone could easily be $200. Don't forget voice service. Unlimited SMS. Say hello to a $300+ monthly Internet/voice bill. Makes the base price of $400 look like a pittance compared to the $3600 yearly service fee the typical person might end up paying in this scenario.

tallanvor 17y ago

Let's be honest, $400 really isn't all that expensive and it wouldn't stop a lot of the target market from buying one. Of course, I guess we'll have to wait until it actually gets released to find out if $400 is right.