also days of 399$ Freerunner will go....:)<br>and GTA04 is already under early development...I think I'll wait a bit more to purchase....<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/5/10 Kunal Singh <<a href="mailto:kunal@singhkunal.com">kunal@singhkunal.com</a>>:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi SK,<br>
<br>
Just to clarify, iPhone 8 GB (including the this 8 GB memory) is 399 US$.<br>
<br>
Of course the other issues like service provider agreement is an added pain.<br>
But the days of US$700 iPhone are gone.<br>
Regards,<br><font color="#888888">
Kunal</font><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
<br>
Shakthi Kannan wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<br>
--- Kunal Singh wrote:<br>
| Apple will be releasing the iPhone in India later this year.<br>
| This phone is likely to be priced much cheaper than free-runner<br>
\--<br>
<br>
Actually, the iPhone is costlier (around INR 27-28k, or USD 700) than<br>
the FreeRunner (INR 20k, or USD 500). But, one cannot compare price<br>
with software freedom ("priceless").<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/apr/16apple.htm" target="_blank">http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/apr/16apple.htm</a><br>
<br>
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/04/18/vodafone-will-reportedly-carry-iphone-in-india-in-september" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/04/18/vodafone-will-reportedly-carry-iphone-in-india-in-september</a><br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.iphonenirvana.net/" target="_blank">http://www.iphonenirvana.net/</a><br>
<br>
---<br>
| And the reason why I want to participate in open source development<br>
\--<br>
<br>
... in which case the iPhone is out of the question. So, why bother<br>
about the cost?<br>
<br>
Even if you imported hardware development boards from China/Taiwan to<br>
India, you will end up paying 70% of the product prise for<br>
customs+tax. If you want to do it as business, then, add some<br>
percentage for your profit, which, will again increase the consumer<br>
price.<br>
<br>
Or, do it the usual way. Buy it in US/Europe/Singapore, and if someone<br>
known to you is flying down to India (which always happens), ask them<br>
to hand-carry it.<br>
<br>
SK<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
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