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List:       openmoko-community
Subject:    Re: 99
From:       "Nick Guenther" <kousue () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-04-20 23:51:32
Message-ID: 98f5a8830804201651i4c33b3fcta1cf2c30dcbda36 () mail ! gmail ! com
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It's not about paying more, it's about transparency and setting a
standard for others to follow.
I vote for 400$ also.

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Kevin Dean <kevin@foreverdean.info> wrote:
> I'm happy paying $399 for all ye who feel the need to pay $400 to make
>  it even. :P Though, I'll hop on the even bandwagon if it's dropped as
>  long as Openmoko makes profit. :)
>
>  If you really want to pay more, you could set up a "Tip a Developer" program...
>
>  -Kevin
>
>
>
>  On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Daniel Selinger <slite@gmx.at> wrote:
>  > On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:11:59 +0200
>  >  "Alexey Feldgendler" <alexey@feldgendler.ru> wrote:
>  >
>  >  >
>  >  > The prices for GTA02 and the debug board are $399 and $99,
>  >  > respectively. While there's nothing wrong with charging exactly 99
>  >  > dollars for something, the practice of reducing a round price by one
>  >  > dollar, AKA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_pricing> is
>  >  > often associated with cheap marketing tricks, trying to make the
>  >  > price look less than it is and so on. In my opinion, admitting that a
>  >  > hundred is a hundred and charging $400 and $100 for GTA02 and the
>  >  > debug board would fit better into the OpenMoko spirit of openness and
>  >  > transparency. Especially when most of the other prices out there end
>  >  > with 95 or 99, a round price tag will send a message: "We're honest
>  >  > with you and aren't messing with your mind like others do".
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >
>  >  nice thought
>  >  /sign
>  >
>  >
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