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Old 08-25-2012, 06:59 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Rangerscott View Post
When you look at the price of phones without contracts, does the manufacturing cost even come close to that?
When you factor in the R&D, FCC testing, Bluetooth inter-op testing, type approval, customized SW for carriers, etc., yes. The budget to develop and produce a cell phone would blow your mind.
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