On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:09:36 -0800, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
wrote in <45c0b132$0$69002$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>:

>Cubit wrote:
>> Silly me, but the idea of a $500 phone seems absurd.
>
>Or $600.
>
>But that wasn't the sticking point according to the article. Verizon
>wouldn't have cared about the handset cost, but giving monthly revenue
>to the handset maker is unprecedented. Having Apple handle distribution
>and repairs would seem to be a good thing, not a bad thing.
>
>In a few months, there will be other similar handsets released, and the
>hoopla over the iPhone will give way to the reality that it costs $600
>and that it lacks a lot of PDA functionality. ...

That's like saying there are lots of MP3 players, so the iPod isn't a
big deal. LOL

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