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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Mobile phones are that cheap because of telco subsidies to lock users into contracts. Just about everybody has a cell phone now and needs a contract. Prices for an unlocked phone not tethered to a specific provider by a multi-year contract are rather higher than the normal prices you see quoted.
What sort of subscription plan might B&N/Amazon/Sony offer, and would the revenues cover the needed subsidies?
I think the basic question is "Is the market big enough to make something like this feasible?" At the moment, I don't think it is. It may be down the road, but I'm not really optimistic. Mind you, I'd be happy to be wrong in my pessimism.
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Dennis
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I don't know about the business details, nor do I presume to, but I do know that sort of thing could easily work to get more readers reading electronically. It's a matter of putting it together in the right package.