Wait, lowering prices isn't a sure-fired way to get attention, especially when the iPhone handset is already far pricier than the majority of other handsets that carriers here in the U.S. offer.
Also, the iPhone has a type of hype that throwing alternative handsets at a lower price will curb. It would be a waste of money to address hype that really isn't going to last all that long.
We have to remember that the iPhone changed the game quite a bit. Carriers and independent companies can now charge a LOT more money for phones and a lot of people apparently want pretty flash animated interfaces on small slim phones. They also aren't so afraid of touchscreens.
So, since the iPhone changed the game, it is better to take a wait and see approach. Save hype resources for newer devices that will come out that can answer to the iPhone.
We've seen what happens when quick reactions guide cell phone producer hands--the HTC Touch? (yuck)
“The experience was a quick and painful reminder that no matter how pretty the window dressing is here, HTC has staged its fashion show in a building that should be scheduled for demolition.
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Wait, lowering prices isn't a sure-fired way to get attention, especially when the iPhone handset is already far pricier than the majority of other handsets that carriers here in the U.S. offer.
Also, the iPhone has a type of hype that throwing alternative handsets at a lower price will curb. It would be a waste of money to address hype that really isn't going to last all that long.
We have to remember that the iPhone changed the game quite a bit. Carriers and independent companies can now charge a LOT more money for phones and a lot of people apparently want pretty flash animated interfaces on small slim phones. They also aren't so afraid of touchscreens.
So, since the iPhone changed the game, it is better to take a wait and see approach. Save hype resources for newer devices that will come out that can answer to the iPhone.
We've seen what happens when quick reactions guide cell phone producer hands--the HTC Touch? (yuck)
"Also, the iPhone has a type of hype that throwing alternative handsets at a lower price will [NOT NECESSARILY] curb."
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