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Originally Posted by takeshi
Is the 8705 going to be released with 4.2?
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Who knows? It may never be released. If it was released with 4.2, that would help diferentiate it from the 8700 and bring it closer (though not even) with the 8800. That would give them a "new" product that is closer in comparison to the competition. New products get press releases. Press releases at/around your competition will help you and diminish their new products. It's similar to market dilution except for advertising.
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Originally Posted by takeshi
Will Cingular's 8800 have the SD slot as well as built-in GPS? If so, I wouldn't see the 8705 as competitive with the 8800 but I guess YMMV as there are those who wouldn't bother to upgrade to the 8800 from the 8700 anyway...
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It won't be as good, but it might be enough to sate the current Tmo customers and keep them from jumping ship. As I said, that is what I would do if I was T-mobile. Once the exclucivity period expired, I would then release a camera phone version. That way I would have a device that was "almost" as good during the exclusivity period and then I would have a device that was "better" once that period was over.
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