> Also, it looks to me that iPhone has much more features (it has 8 GB > memory - I could not see similar in Free-runner). As per the SDHC thread, any standard microSDHC card will work. I think the plan is to include 512MB by default. But you can buy an 8GB card on your own, then you've got 8GB. And as I understand, 16GB cards will be on the market soon.
> Why is the Free-runner cost so high? > With open-source development, the cost of devices should in fact come down > (that is my thinking - correct me if I am wrong). At least be at par with I'm not sure why you're focusing exclusively on the iPhone. It is a Smart Phone, so that includes iPhone, Blackberry, Dash, etc. all in that class. Such phones seem to be generally in the $300-$600 USD range (purchased separately from a contract), so $400 USD doesn't seem too unreasonable to me. Maybe the Indian market is different. Then there's the simple supply and demand issue. OpenMoko's current audience is techies and developer types. It doesn't quite seem ready for mainstream anyway. And since it's inherently unlocked, I wouldn't expect to see it as an option from any cell provider until/unless the concept catches on more widely. So, the demand is tiny compared to the iPhone. And it doesn't have a well established foothold for businesses like BlackBerry. I'd love cheaper too. But, I'm OK with paying the current price, since I'm interested in supporting this project from a political perspective. There have to be early adopters to get such an initiative really off the ground. Ted _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community