On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 23:22:21 -0500
Brendan Kidwell wrote:
> Do we know they're really being subsidized? Or are they just cheap?
We don't "know" in the sense that Google hasn't stated as such. "Just
cheap", however, isn't the determining factor. Compare. Nexus 4, made
by LG, costs $299 without a c
On 03/08/2013 08:47 AM, Rich Pieri wrote:
On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 23:22:21 -0500
Brendan Kidwell wrote:
Do we know they're really being subsidized? Or are they just cheap?
We don't "know" in the sense that Google hasn't stated as such. "Just
cheap", however, isn't the determining factor. Compare.
The Nexus phones are probably subsidized; it's difficult to compete in
the US market otherwise. I haven't seen any evidence of subsidy for
the Google tablets or Chromebooks, though the company seems to be
taking minimal profits on them with the expectation of making money in
other ways
On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:37:44 -0500
Jerry Feldman wrote:
> Price is a function of the market, not cost. (Econ 101). LG and
Which is why I picked two effectively identical pieces of hardware.
Identical hardware, identical manufacturing and materials cost. That
leaves market as the differentiating
