Raj Mathur wrote:
On Tuesday 26 Aug 2008, Rony wrote:
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Even the iphone 3G is sold at a much lower rate in the US and in
India which is price sensitive it is priced too high, almost double.
Are people in developing countries richer than those in developed
ones?
The iphone costs $400 in the US as well as in India.
It is about $750 in India. The 8 GB model is approx. Rs. 32K. At $400 it
would be approx. 17K.
In the US the
telecom companies are subsidising the initial purchase and recovering
their money (plus lots more) by locking you in for 2 years, so you can
get it for an apparent price of $200. In India the telcos have decided
not to subsidise, which is why the apparent cost is higher.
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Rony.
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