How much would you pay or how much did you pay for your smartphone? Was it $200? $300? 500? How would you like to get one for free?
Amazon is coming up with a plan to offer smartphones for free. Let’s not get too excited. There’s not going to be an Amazon man driving a milk truck handing out free smartphones on the public square anytime soon. There will be strings attached; we just don’t know what they are. Will they pay for loyalty programs like Amazon Prime? How high or low priced will the contracts be? Some companies offer old model phones for cheap, I mean $1 cheap, with contracts. There are also talks with phone makers and hardware makers. Since plans are in this early stage, no date has been set for this potential Amazon free smartphone.
I’m doubtful this will get off the ground for Amazon. But in the tech world, never say never. The smartphone market is already crowded with big names like Apple, Android, Samsung, and Microsoft. Let’s not forget smaller companies like LG Electronics and ZTE. However, if Amazon does pull this off, it could be very, very bad news for competitors, especially Apple. Let’s face it, they’ve been living really well off high priced devices over the years. If Amazon’s venture is successful, them and other top companies will be forced to change prices and strategies. But will it be successful? Will it even be possible?