You've forgotten about the extra grand and a half in contract charges. (that's just in the US, I hate to think what they'll be like here in Canada).
Seems inexpensive to me :) On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, Jorge . wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I dont pretend to start a flamewar of "FreeRunner vs iPhone". Everyone knows > their advantages and disadvantages and at least for me the main reason to buy > an openmoko is the freedom. > > But the new iPhone 3G price was announced, and the 8 Gigas version will cost > only $199 USD and it automatically makes the OpenMoko phone expensive, > because they have similar characteristics... this could discourage many > possible buyers, for purely economical reasons. > > I dont know if the FreeRunner price can be changed at this moment, but now > the FreeRunner is less competitive than the iPhone in terms of price. > > > Best wishes > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stop squinting -- view your photos on your TV. Learn more. > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/digitallife/default.mspx?deepLink=photos > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community