Raj Mathur wrote: > On Tuesday 26 Aug 2008, Rony wrote: > >> [snip] >> Even the iphone 3G is sold at a much lower rate in the US and in >> India which is price sensitive it is priced too high, almost double. >> Are people in developing countries richer than those in developed >> ones? >> > > The iphone costs $400 in the US as well as in India.
It is about $750 in India. The 8 GB model is approx. Rs. 32K. At $400 it would be approx. 17K. > In the US the > telecom companies are subsidising the initial purchase and recovering > their money (plus lots more) by locking you in for 2 years, so you can > get it for an apparent price of $200. In India the telcos have decided > not to subsidise, which is why the apparent cost is higher. > > -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
