True, that. I was just cutting right to overall cost vs. profit. Didn't say that very well. Also I guess there would be the carrier subsidy factored in.
Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Prokic Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Re: Treo Centro Cases It's more than the manufacturing costs though... Material, marketing, design & devlopment, manamement, and finally profit. --- Roger Prokic Baltimore, Maryland USA -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 smartphone using ChatterEmail v3.0.8]=- -----Original Message----- From: Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 10:43 am Subject: RE: [Treo] Re: Treo Centro Cases To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [email protected] Yep! Depends on how much they were gouging us on the Treo, I guess!! I've lost all sense of perspective on manufacturing cost -- is $549 high? Low? I have no idea. Is $399 low? High? Again, no idea! Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Prokic Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Re: Treo Centro Cases So I wonder how much profit they are making on it compared with the Treos. --- Roger Prokic Baltimore, Maryland USA -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 smartphone using ChatterEmail v3.0.8]=- -----Original Message----- From: Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 10:11 am Subject: RE: [Treo] Re: Treo Centro Cases To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [email protected] Actually apples to apples it'd be $99 vs. $200 with all the Sprint discounts. Full price it's $399 vs. $549. Given the market they're going for, I'd say they artificially lowered the price to get market share. I see no fragility anywhere on the device. The keyboard, yes, is backlit. Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Prokic Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Re: Treo Centro Cases But at 99 dollars vs. 450 or so for the 755p, I'm wondering what's going to happen to it. The keys will fall out, letters wear out, or what... Are the keys backlit? --- Roger Prokic Baltimore, Maryland USA -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 smartphone using ChatterEmail v3.0.8]=- -----Original Message----- From: Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 10:39 pm Subject: RE: [Treo] Re: Treo Centro Cases To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [email protected] Entire package at least as capable as the 755p. Smaller size really does seem to matter to me. Seems a little zippier even though the processor is, I think, the same. Speakerphone is FINALLY loud enough (even though the earpiece still could be louder, as always with Treos). Versamail is much improved. Smaller screen and keyboard don't slow me down at all compared to the 755p. While I do like the texture of the exterior of the 755p, I don't miss it all that much, and egrips will pretty much equalize the two. There is NO cheap feel to the build of the Centro, although the 755p does feel a bit more solid (also HEAVY, after getting used to the Centro). Battery is smaller, as discussed before. I think I may be leaving some things out, but can't recall right now. I've listed some of these in previous posts. Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Prokic Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Re: Treo Centro Cases Tell me why you like the Cwntro over the Treo. --- Roger Prokic Baltimore, Maryland USA -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 smartphone using ChatterEmail v3.0.8]=- Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links
