Questions about Freerunner: Phone Usability, Battery Life, Shipping Date

Kunal Singh kunal at singhkunal.com
Sat May 10 17:54:40 CEST 2008


Hi SK,

    Just to clarify, iPhone 8 GB (including the this 8 GB memory) is 399 
US$.

    Of course the other issues like service provider agreement is an 
added pain.
    But the days of US$700 iPhone are gone.
   
Regards,
Kunal

Shakthi Kannan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> --- Kunal Singh wrote:
> | Apple will be releasing the iPhone in India later this year.
> | This phone is likely to be priced much cheaper than free-runner
> \--
>
> Actually, the iPhone is costlier (around INR 27-28k, or USD 700) than
> the FreeRunner (INR 20k, or USD 500). But, one cannot compare price
> with software freedom ("priceless").
>
> http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/apr/16apple.htm
>
> http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/04/18/vodafone-will-reportedly-carry-iphone-in-india-in-september
>
> http://www.iphonenirvana.net/
>
> ---
> | And the reason why I want to participate in open source development
> \--
>
> ... in which case the iPhone is out of the question. So, why bother
> about the cost?
>
> Even if you imported hardware development boards from China/Taiwan to
> India, you will end up paying 70% of the product prise for
> customs+tax. If you want to do it as business, then, add some
> percentage for your profit, which, will again increase the consumer
> price.
>
> Or, do it the usual way. Buy it in US/Europe/Singapore, and if someone
> known to you is flying down to India (which always happens), ask them
> to hand-carry it.
>
> SK
>
>   






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