Google's Nexus One, a Steal At $49 Unlocked? 311
gjt writes "I initially posted a piece ragging on the Nexus One. But then a commenter pointed out a problem with my initial logic, and after doing some math I concluded that the $529 unlocked/unsubsidized Google Nexus One gPhone is much cheaper than it appears to be. In fact it's only $49 over two years — and that's unlocked! Google likes to say that the Nexus One represents 'Our new approach to buying a mobile phone.' But it actually seems as though T-Mobile deserves most of the credit by providing a $20/month discount to customers who purchase an unsubsidized phone, a fact that didn't seem to get much attention when T-Mobile created the plan last October."
Different math (Score:5, Funny)
Dear poster,
Your math is unlike my math. I have concluded that your math sounds like something a statistician would produce to justify something completely ass backwards.
Sincerely,
John Q Public
Re:Oh god (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds like we are married to the same woman.
Re:Oh god (Score:1, Funny)
But it's 20% OFF!!!
Re:Oh god (Score:5, Funny)
So am I. That cheating whore.
Re:Oh god (Score:3, Funny)
:O Check your email, we're doing this. I'll call some VC people, you call cell providers and see if we can get a bulk discount. We're going to make millions!
Re:Oh god (Score:1, Funny)
Married men understand the principal better.
To be fair, though, bachelors understand the interest better.
"...T-Mobile deserves most of the credit..." (Score:4, Funny)
Not possible. T-Mobile is a cellphone company and therefor irredeemably evil. They cannot possibly deserve any credit for anything. I'm sure someone will explain how it is all really a plot to deprive you of your inalienable human right to unlimited free downloads and uncapped infinite bandwidth.
The RIAA is behind it. Mark my words.
Re:Oh god (Score:1, Funny)
But I like browsing at -1!
Re:Oh god (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Oh god (Score:5, Funny)
Think of a wife as an PCIx16 slot. You give it resources, it makes things look pretty, takes care of a lot of ridiculous details that you wouldn't otherwise care that much about, and occasionally overheats and gets bitchy about your configuration.
Some really high-end cards allow you to spawn whole new processes, and that's worth the price of the upgrade.
Re:Oh god (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:Oh god (Score:5, Funny)
Married men understand the principal better.
Indeed, that's why I've stopped asking my wife to come to parent-teacher conferences.
Re:Oh god (Score:1, Funny)
Austria? Basement? You're not being held there against your will are you?