* Sean Moss-Pultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070115 15:35]: > On 1/12/07 3:23 AM, "Carlo E. Prelz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My question is: are there plans for FIC to produce a QWERTY keyboard > > model with native openmoko? (Possibly with wifi in place of gps, and > > with real mini-sd instead of micro-sd - but these are my personal > > preferences) No matter if the phone comes to be somewhat larger! > > Yes but this kind of stuff is Q3 / Q4 for us. We're focusing on the software > issue first. This, IMO, is a far bigger problem. I know our first phone is > not 3G, not WiFi, and doesn't have a QWERTY keypad. But please remember, > this is unlocked and unsubsidized. Many components in this handset are > currently being shipped in our other phones in high-volume in Asia. This is > the _only_ way I could sell a device in the sub-$500 range. Which I think is > super important for getting critical mass of an open phone.
That's something I've wondered, why are these things so "cheap"? Typically, one pays the same amount for a subsidized Winmobiles with a contract here arounds. Andreas _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
