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Originally Posted by rkomar
I'm not convinced this is true. What if $1000 is a reasonable price given the cost of production? We've seen many members here who were salivating for just such a device, but don't buy one because of the price. Perhaps it's just too expensive and too narrowly focused at this time for the consumer market, and Sony recognizes that.
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If you read my post through, you'll see I'm not saying anything about the price - which of course, as usual, will be cheaper Stateside - and simply pricing things too high is, as Sony fans will know, always errs on the side of stretching pockets and wallets ! (Should it ever be sold here, that si ....)
It may well represent a fair sum for all you get.... but it has been Sony's Achilles Heel in the past. The T3 is the perfect example .... never a good idea to set it too high and have to reduce it, or not sell it in the biggest market there is ....
(Heaven forbid they should ever sell a l
ot of the things and make them popular ! )
No, it is their apparent attitude towards possible and present customers; their policy on choosing, and limiting, target markets; almost forgetting a good PR policy helps ; forgetting that the next person trying to get sense out of them might want to order 50 of the devices .... it goes on.
And don't forget I'm a big Sony fan and user, and have experienced some "insider" contact.
As the other contributor found, they're just like amateurs ....
It's simply no way to run a business, of any size .......