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Steko on June 21, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Consumers Don't Want Tablets, They Want iPads

This is largely inaccurate. You can buy unsubsidized android and subsidized android phones and there are tons of plan options on every carrier.

See this for one example of buying an android phone in Japan: http://www.withinjapan.com/htc-desire-x06htii-buying-a-smart...

aphexairlines on June 21, 2011 [–]

The flat 4,410yen/mo data plan is gone for all smartphones except iPhone.

There are sometimes discounts on Android handsets, but they don't reach Softbank's discount of just completely giving away the iPhone.

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