User: paxtonc
These are the most recent forum messages posted by paxtonc:
Re: Rediculous claims.
Cribbing others' technology is Apple's most enduring corporate attribute.
I'd wager that Mr. "I'm an apple" manages to shave and don a tie before his court appearance.
Re: Agree...to disagree
Of course. -60%, -100% on the handset, and then +10%, +30%, etc. on the service. , -20% on the handset. That's the definition of bundling here.
Bundling only benefits consumers to the the extent that
1. there are economies of scope between handset manufacturers and carriers
and
2. carriers have little market power
along with
3. consumer side cost to create a bundle exceeds that of a handset+carrier combo.
My assessment:
1. no economies of scope
2. HHI>2100 but scale economies make this ...
Re: Agree...to disagree
Bundling? It makes as much sense today as it did when your choice of home phone was either a rotary desk model or a rotary wall mount. It is not for nothing that the FTC has awoken from it's 25 year slumber to investigate this restraint of trade practice.
Innovation? Then why do so many carrier-subsidized handsets have functionality stripped out?
I've said it before - buying your handset from a carrier makes as much sense as buying ...
Availability in USA?
Why is this phone not available in the USA?
Re: BlackJack vs. 8125 Pocket PC
Any recent Symbian S60 phone will allow edits to MS Excel, Word docs, if the docs themselves are not too complex. Had the app on a Nokia 6682 for over a year, and it works well.
Great phones, but Nokia is ?!?
E61 is just what I've been waiting for. And if the past is any guide, I'll be waiting longer than 2006 Q1, given Nokia's ability to hit release dates. Waited for a year for the 9500 to be release, then decided to get the 6682 instead, and waited another 6 months for that.
And why, given it's a quad band w/ North Amer. 850 + WCDMA2100, is the phone only on Nokia's European site? Even a search ...
