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Yazan24: Please update your original reply instead of making new ones whenever you think you have something to say. Also, please try to stick to the subject like you pointed yourself.
If SE knew from the start that only the die hard fans would buy S700i, why did they before the release have a "normal" pricetag and then bump it up about 200 dollars when actually it hit the stores. To me, its seems like the phone was more demanded than SE anticipated, but of course your sources will prove me wrong.
I'm also interested in your facts about the continous pricedropping as you've stated. I check sites with price differences month by month, and they show a current very stable price of the S700i, just like all new SE phones. Of course it will drop, but I could never imagine it will as much as it did the first time. Please correct me with your sources.
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Posted: 2005-02-04 15:08:02
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Again a quick comparison from the same position...
Taken by my P900
Taken by my S700i
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Posted: 2005-02-04 15:32:02
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I think SE will set the price of its models according to demand i.e. if the S700 is flying out then bump the price up.
If it is sells slowly put the price down.
That's just economic sense right?
Is their no marketing experts on here?
Eventually, the price will come down anyway, its natural for that to happen isn't it?
I mean, who would buy a T610 now at it's original price of £249.99
@batesie another good comparison. Those pictures are what you pay for in a S700, that and a sleek user friendly UI in a cool looking gadget
[ This Message was edited by: goldenface on 2005-02-04 14:40 ]
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Posted: 2005-02-04 15:36:18
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Sometimes its the exact opposite,
SE bumped up prices because they wanted to ensure that they would get sufficient profit, S700 sales havent been astronomical as you have said, and if they wanted to bump up sales because of such a high demand it would not have been 200 dollars. This is because the elasticity of such a product is sort of high due to the massive amounts of substitutes. They would have bumped it up a bit to ensure they gained an extra amount of revenue without affecting the large demand. However this scheme of pricing is to ensure they get their money back and break even since the phone sold less than anticipated, and once they have obtained all the sales possible at that price (get all the customers that are willing to pay at that high price) gradually lowering it constantly to ensure they get every sale at the maximum possible price level for each customer.
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Posted: 2005-02-04 15:42:12
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Yazan24: Sure, that seems reasonable. But what about your other points? How can you tell that the S700i is a "failure" in sales thanks to Nokia 7610 and will suffer a huge pricedrop again? Where have you gotten your statistics from?
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Posted: 2005-02-04 15:51:25
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EastCoastStar Posts: > 500
why is everything more blue with the p900????
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Posted: 2005-02-04 15:51:48
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On 2005-02-04 15:51:48, EastCoastStar wrote:
why is everything more blue with the p900????
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LOL
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Posted: 2005-02-04 15:52:57
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had them both set to auto, but even with it set to flouresent lighting, still looked poor quality. 0.3MP vs 1.3MP
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Posted: 2005-02-04 15:58:23
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I have been observing the S700 for quite a while waiting until it hit its constant price, but quite frankly it hasnt yet, Its still overpriced and is still dropping. This has been observed on sites as well at local SE centers in my own country.
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Posted: 2005-02-04 16:50:13
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@Yazan
What price do you think is right for the S700?
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Posted: 2005-02-04 17:18:07
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