On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Karsten Silz: > >> Carriers subsidize phones because they make more money on the contracts >> than what they spend on subsidies. > > > Sure, but retaining existing customers is cheaper than acquiring new ones, > especially if they don't upgrade their phones, but only their OS. Maybe the > carriers agree with Cédric ♔ that this is not a selling point. > > Moandji > Selling a new phone to an existing customer means that you lock the customer in to a new contract. If you just update his phone, his annual contract will eventually expire and he will go month-to-month. They still make the money each month, but they don't have the lock-in. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
