Let's break this phone down here..

[Diordna]

buuuuuuuuuump

 

[wsbsteven]

buuuuuuuuuump

It is really necessary to bump this?

 

[imiller913]

So WHY on earth does it retail for $550?

to make hella money and that list doesn't include labor.

you'd be surprised at how "cheap" things are made compared to how much they retail for.

Yeah the labor is expensive, but Motorola is in it to make money.

 

[928Droid]

I can understand the price for the phone completely... BUT $40 retail for a battery that cost $4!!! Not much labor, marketing, customer support etc. involved with those!

 

[Diordna]

buuuuuuuuuump

It is really necessary to bump this?

Nope.... but I did ;p