I agree. And knowing how it went for all other devices, it will be 600EUR in Europe which is plain crazy, even more so taking into account current exchange rate with USD (almost 30% in favor of EUR).
Now 300EUR I might be able to justify ... Greetz, Nico. On 6/7/07, colin.fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A $300 device is in my future, and a lot of the decision could end up on > price. > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:52 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Cc: Craig Froehle > Subject: Re: [Treo] The Foleo has some real competition > > > > > I agree. 600 bucks is rather expensive for the Foleo. I'll most likely get > one, but I'll certainly be waiting for the price to drop, but who knows > what > other products will pop up in the mean time with a more attractive price. > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Craig Froehle" <craig.froehle@ <mailto:craig.froehle%40gmail.com> > gmail.com> > > Of what...the Foleo? Yep. At $299, it becomes a viable impulse buy, and > > few are are going to try it out at $599 without some significant > hands-on > > time first. > > > > Heck, at $299, it competes well with the Nokia Internet Tablet thingie, > > which is really it's primary competitor IMO. > > > > And the near future looks good for a $299 Foleo: LCD and flash RAM > prices > > keep falling quickly, and I would expect those to be the primary > variable > > cost elements in the unit. As a comparison, those kiddie "laptops" that > > just play educational games often cost <$100 and the main differences > > between the two are RAM and display. > > > > > > On 6/7/07, colin.fletcher <colin.fletcher@ > <mailto:colin.fletcher%40sbcglobal.net> sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > > The price is going to have to come down. > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
