I think you'll find there is a simpler explanation for the price
increase. Most international contracts are in US dollars. Six months
ago 1 Australian dollar was almost 1 US dollar. Today it takes 1.50
Australian dollars to buy 1 US dollar.
Rich
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2008/12/6 Steve Oldmeadow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> @Eric - one of the reasons given by Kogan for the price increase was
> R&D cost blow out. Probably when he announced the $199 price he
> hadn't looked into some of these issues that had to be fixed with
> software. For example - the not installing apps to the SD card issue
> can easily be fixed, it just can't be fixed in a way that satisfies
> Google from a security and/or user experience perspective. Maybe
> Kogan doesn't have these qualms.
>
> Personally I think you are underestimating the ingenuity of Chinese
> developers. I'm remaining optimistic about the Agora but understand
> where you are coming from.
> >
>
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