Re: Couple of Questions

[Kishore AVV]

Marco Barreno wrote: On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 06:10:25PM -0400, thus spake Donald Organ: No upgrade discount, they decided against that. Instead they made the GTA01 cheaper. I think you may be able to keep the existing case, battery etc and get the GTA02 in board only form. Has this been confirmed?? I dont want to buy it right now if I am not gonna be able to upgrade to the version with 802.11 wireless for anything more than $200. Unfortunately, it seems unrealistic to me to think that they could sell the board for less than $200. The board is going to be by far the most expensive component, with the screen in second place and the battery coming third, most likely. Almost all of the development effort and hardware production costs go into the board; it must be at *least* 50% of the cost of the unit, and I'd guess more like 75-90%. Since the phone will be sold for $450, I would expect the board alone to sell for somewhere between $250 and $400, depending on how accurate my estimates are and how much FIC is willing to take a loss on board-only sales. well ... from my previous experiences, companies in the mobile domain know how to make their money ... dont think FIC is making a loss at all ... neither now nor will they ever at any point of time in the future ... even if they have lost a few dollars a piece on hardware ... they've already made it up on brand value ... international mkting is not cheap ... FIC has already decided how they are giving discounts to people who want to get GTA01 now and GTA02 when it's ready: they're selling GTA01 at a $150 discount. It would be really cool for us if they decided to give further discounts, but given the costs that surely go into the development, it doesn't seem likely. they are expecting applications and profitability from the current exercise ... our future discounts will depend on how well we perform :) I'm in the same position as you, by the way. If I thought they would sell the board for less than $200 I'd buy GTA01 right now. But I think it's unlikely, so I'm waiting until GTA02 comes out. Marco

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