3G iPhone to be discounted to $199 by AT&T? - Engadget Mobile


O.k. So BB 9000 will launch late... Plus they have to compete with an iPhone subsidized to a low to mid level end pricing... Damn!!!

they make some assumptions. Subsidizing the device by $200 doesnt make the price $200. Keep in mind the full retail of the 8330 on the latest best buy ad is near $800 but the carrier subsizided price is $200. If they were only doing a $200 price break, it would sell for $600. Also a thinner device with a 3G radio would be a horrible horrible move for the device. Unless they have GREATLY improved existing battery technology, that is going to be one piss poor standby time.

and since you posted this post in another thread, thread closed. http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...pec-sheet.html