99
Peter Kraker
peter.kraker at volja.net
Mon Apr 21 00:47:42 CEST 2008
I see those 2€ as some kind of twisted way of openmoko giving me a free
beer ;)
Alexey Feldgendler pravi:
>
> The prices for GTA02 and the debug board are $399 and $99,
> respectively. While there's nothing wrong with charging exactly 99
> dollars for something, the practice of reducing a round price by one
> dollar, AKA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_pricing> is
> often associated with cheap marketing tricks, trying to make the price
> look less than it is and so on. In my opinion, admitting that a
> hundred is a hundred and charging $400 and $100 for GTA02 and the
> debug board would fit better into the OpenMoko spirit of openness and
> transparency. Especially when most of the other prices out there end
> with 95 or 99, a round price tag will send a message: “We're honest
> with you and aren't messing with your mind like others do”.
>
>
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