11 January 2007

It's up to Mr. Digate now

Sometimes what goes on in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. My Convoq co-founder Chuck Digate went to CES and got quoted in the Wall Street Journal:

IPhone Hinges On the Likes of Mr. Digate

In High-End Realm,
Handset Must Court
The Affluent Tech-Set

By LI YUAN and CASSELL BRYAN-LOW
January 11, 2007; Page B4

With a price tag starting at $499, the sleek new Apple Inc. iPhone may seem prohibitively expensive to some, but Apple is counting on demand from consumers like Chuck Digate.

"Do the math," says the Boston-based software entrepreneur. Mr. Digate says he paid $350 for a video iPod last month and $300 for a smartphone from T-Mobile with a two-year contract. The iPhone "has all the things I'm using, and I can consolidate two devices into one."

Jan 11, 2007 5:59:07 PM | Apple, iPhone

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