It seems somewhat obvious what HP is up to. There was the initial pricing that seemed reasonable, ($199 for the 110 and $299 for the $210). Later articles shortly afterwards raised both prices by $110. Possibly the pent up demand for a new PDA versus yet another so-called smart phone that manufacturers feel everyone wants, made HP's marketing feel they could justify the "new" , higher prices.
Then came Apple's decision to drop the price of their grossly over priced iPhone. This placed HP's PDA/phone's price in jeopardy. If HP wakes up, has a more realistic price for their PDAs, there is a good chance they could take a decent market share. After all not everyone wants or needs a "smart phone", especially one that is locked into a communication monopoly giant.
By holding off for now, then later releasing the units, HP may announce a ‘price cut’ across the board for their PDAs – if not, I still have my antique Toshiba, that still works well, and there is a large market of used PDAs that still will do the job.
Lew, you're mistaken. These units were never priced at $199 and $299. They were originally reported as $299 and $449, though the latter was later marked at $399.
Sorry you feel this is incorrect, but I did read this on a very early review of the units. I will endeavor to locate the original review that stated the prices, but I am positive of the figures. Also, why are you rising to HP's defense of their pricing?
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It seems somewhat obvious what HP is up to. There was the initial pricing that seemed reasonable, ($199 for the 110 and $299 for the $210). Later articles shortly afterwards raised both prices by $110. Possibly the pent up demand for a new PDA versus yet another so-called smart phone that manufacturers feel everyone wants, made HP's marketing feel they could justify the "new" , higher prices.
Then came Apple's decision to drop the price of their grossly over priced iPhone. This placed HP's PDA/phone's price in jeopardy. If HP wakes up, has a more realistic price for their PDAs, there is a good chance they could take a decent market share. After all not everyone wants or needs a "smart phone", especially one that is locked into a communication monopoly giant.
By holding off for now, then later releasing the units, HP may announce a ‘price cut’ across the board for their PDAs – if not, I still have my antique Toshiba, that still works well, and there is a large market of used PDAs that still will do the job.
Lew, you're mistaken. These units were never priced at $199 and $299. They were originally reported as $299 and $449, though the latter was later marked at $399.
Sorry you feel this is incorrect, but I did read this on a very early review of the units. I will endeavor to locate the original review that stated the prices, but I am positive of the figures. Also, why are you rising to HP's defense of their pricing?
Adama, I understand you 'review' for "Brighthand", but there are other sites worth visiting. The one that quoted the prices is; http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/05/Ipaqs_1.html.