Originally Posted by
wco81
Um, I had to buy my Nokia E61i sight unseen.
I couldn't demo the product in the SF Bay Area.
I waited until it was available through a more well-known site, buy.com, than ordering from an eBay seller.
I think even iRiver sold at Best Buy. Creative definitely. Some of the lesser known Korean brands, maybe not.
Over time, Best Buy and other retailers probably went to iPod and iPod accessories (which carry the real margins) as well as go with more aggresive Sandisk Sansa.
I don't know how much the Meizu will be but isn't the LG Prada like $800 unlocked? I don't know the specs. of hand but even if they're better, I will venture to guess that iPhone will have a UI which appeals to more people than either the Meizu or Prada.
Im not talking about stuff like that. Anyone that goes to a cell phone store from TMobile or Verizon will have a whole range of competing products available to them. The vast majority of cell phone buyers buy the in a store where they sign up for service. That is very different than with music players which arent linked to anything.