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Originally Posted by fjtorres
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I've read the comments to the originally cited article as well as the original German article. In that article it says:
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Der Clou am txtr Beagle soll sein Verkaufspreis sein: Das Gerät soll von Mobilfunkunternehmen vertrieben werden und nur um 9,90 Euro kosten (wohlgemerkt: *schätzt* txtr aus unseren Gesprächen mit den Telekommunikationsanbietern), Geld soll mit über den txtr eBook Store gekauften Inhalten verdient werden.
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Paraphrased, they intend to earn money by selling books through the associated bookstore. Nothing about having to pay a subscription rate (directly or through telecom provider). German comments negative on that aspect as well.
So, the additional and hidden costs seem rather a MR fabrication than based on facts.