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http://www.threegmobile.net/gallery/vertu/
umm...$20,000 US for a platinium Nokia
what in the world is nokia thinking? will this phone take down the T68i as the most wanted phone in the world?
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Posted: 2002-03-27 13:18:00
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Why? Would you want to pay that much for a B&W screen?
Read this
http://www.theinquirer.net/26030209.htm[ This Message was edited by: fifey on 2002-03-27 13:25 ]
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Posted: 2002-03-27 13:20:00
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Vertu will never win the t68, cos its for a different market all together!
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Posted: 2002-03-27 13:27:00
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Boy, I need a "concierge" button on the T68 so can place my peticare appointments.
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Posted: 2002-03-27 13:29:00
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LukeSky, you're absolutely right.
It's like saying a Rolls would be a Volvo killer.
But at least the good thing is:
the less the amount of features, the less the risk of bugs.
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Posted: 2002-03-27 13:43:00
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Well, I think it's ugly.
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Posted: 2002-03-27 14:06:00
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No, it's like saying a 1985 Rolls is a 2003 Volvo, with all the electornics and touch screen GPS killer.
It's got to be a flop. I could see myself buying one of these, but, even so, I would not buy a prestige item like that, with such old technology, and heavy as a brick. Now, to create a prduct that would sell, I WOULD buy a gold or platinum $2,000 T68 -- the gold or platinum content on these Vertu's don't exceed $500 in precious metals.
I assume it is tri-band, there is no mention of that.
They got started 4 years ago -- a bunch of guys got to live off a salary from the investment. But, they will flop.
E-Bay, 6 months, $1,000 ????
Jeff
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Posted: 2002-03-27 14:16:00
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They got started 4 years ago -- a bunch of guys got to live off a salary from the investment. But, they will flop.
eh? It's a Nokia startup.
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Posted: 2002-03-27 14:38:00
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It's an exclusive phone that stands aside that's it.
There certainly is a market, and not everybody is interested in having any possible technologies.
If you don't like the car comparison, let's compare watches. Watches are even more comparable to mobile phones.
You may want to buy a watch with altimeter, date indicator, stopwatch, all what you could think of, e.g. Suunto. Yet, there are handicrafts watches that simply give you the time and these are selling well and are fabulous, e.g. Blancpain, and have no pretention to be a killer of electronic watches. You might want to put a gold case to your Suunto, it will never be a Blancpain. And vice-versa.
Giving the time is the essence of a watch: Blancpain has made this an art. The essence of a phone is allowing for voice calls: let's see how Vertu will perform.
If you don't like watches. Take swiss knives and Laguiole if you wish. The idea remains. The market is existing. For mobile phones, it is emerging.
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Posted: 2002-03-27 14:40:00
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We've been talking about Vertu before.
Of course theres a market for this,..think : music-industry, oil-industry, movie-industry.
People with a lot of money !
Ericsson too did gold-phones, other brands have done this as well.
The Vertu is upgradable, hardware/firmware/software.
Technically it could be upgraded in almost any way.
And yes its heavy (200g),..it consists of metals
The lead-designer is the same who did 8850,..he's a really good designer.
Just as Super-G is saying, there will always be a market for such expensive special-built things, whether its cars, watches, phones, furniture, clothing.
Another thing is, I dont think Vertu plans on selling the same amount of phones that e.g. Nokia does. Its much more limited.
Jan
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Posted: 2002-03-27 15:15:00
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