Computer maker Acer wants to drive down the cost of smartphones to the point in which mobile operators could give them away for free, a sentiment that
Acer's Plan To Make Smartphones That Providers Can Give Away Free
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Computer maker Acer wants to drive down the cost of smartphones to the point in which mobile operators could give them away for free, a sent…
Interesting. Have you noticed that these "free" phones are running Microsoft's OS and NOT the free Android stuff? Looks to me that Microsoft are attempting to poison the smartphone waters by making deals such as this to try and kill of competitors. Problem is that even free, they aren't going to be taken up by many, maybe some of the PAYG crowd – but one would suspect that the carriers would prefer a contract to give away phones – so not sure who these things are aimed up.
"Driving down the price and enabling operators to give the phones away free (on a contract) was the “surest way to drive adoption,” he said." Well Windows needs to do something to drive their woeful adoption but giving it away free? Is that enough? Might they actually start paying people to grab market share?
Acer making phones and nokia making laptops .
Its all getting interesting out here !