Apple Announces iPad
my opinion is
not many people will be rushing to buy this thing outside of the apple clans
ATT'S network will be put under further strain
this should also show how the phones price points are severly inflated. I could buy this device and never pay a penny in monthly charges and I bet apple still makes a killing
how can anyone say a phone costs as much as a decent flat panel tv
ATT'S network will be put under further strain
this should also show how the phones price points are severly inflated. I could buy this device and never pay a penny in monthly charges and I bet apple still makes a killing
how can anyone say a phone costs as much as a decent flat panel tv
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For one, it's called economies of scale. TV's are all essentially the same technology. The same one will work anywhere in the country and all cable/satellite operators use the same cables to connect their service to your TV. With a decent antenna, you have the option of buying an antenna and forgoing their service completely in some areas. Also, other than size, there's not really much difference between them.
Cell phones need to be able to connect to a carriers network. The various carriers use different technologies and frequencies. Also, they've opted to make phones in a much wider variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. These all limit the price advantages that TVs have. Also, with phones is the added difficulty of putting all t...
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Cell phones need to be able to connect to a carriers network. The various carriers use different technologies and frequencies. Also, they've opted to make phones in a much wider variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. These all limit the price advantages that TVs have. Also, with phones is the added difficulty of putting all t...
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I agree with your point but the technology they use to make a phone cdma or gsm has been around for a long time and I really have a hard time believing that something as disposable as a phone (when compared to a tv) can really cost that much to make.
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