Aggressive Palm Pricing

[bobbd]

Saw the first add for a Zire 71 today at Future Shop (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). $449.99 Cdn. That's almost what I'd expect up here considering the list price in the US is $299. Sony, on the other hand, usually overprices in Canada. The SJ33 is listed as $499 at Future Shop while the list at Best Buy is $299, the same as the Zire.

What Sony needs is an SJ33 or T665 form factor with PalmOS 5. Palm has definitely raised the bar.

Bob

[macktv]

I've just seen the Zire 71 here in the UK and it's going for £249 which is about $350-375. Gotta say it is a nice looking piece of kit but there is one porblem with UK sales: They're also selling the the Tungsten T for the same price and giving away a free attachable digital camera! Talk about kicking yourself in the butt!

[bobbd]

They have the same offer here (for the camera) on the Tungsten T, but the price is $599 Cdn so there's a $150 difference. £249 is about $550 Cdn.

Bob