You know, I think I ought to repeat something here, for the benefit of everyone:
It costs $499 for the 4GB model and $599 for the 8GB model
WITH 2-YEAR CONTRACT.
EDIT: darn it, in the time it took to format this and send it over an EDGE connection (I'm looking at you Apple; exclusivity deal with Cingular and you don't even bother putting in 3G...scandalous), someone else restated the price.
EDIT2:
Originally Posted by
Tummy
How did they get enough performance out of the device to do such slick scrolling? Why hasn't MS figured it out after all these years working on PocketPC / Smartphone?
I think it's coming out of the battery life, enlarged as it is (did you see how freakin' huge it is? I don't think it's going into anyone's pockets), so they could put in a more powerful processor; my MDA Vario with its miniscule battery does 12 hours or more of music easily, or around 9 hours of talk time. And honestly, only five hours running full-tilt? This is supposed to be a phone.