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Originally Posted by timsamoff View Post
Last year, we had...stickers (two sizes).
Actually, there were three: small (tablet sized), medium (laptop sized), and large (bumper sticker sized).

Originally Posted by andy80 View Post
...why don't we sell these gadget at a cheap price instead of giving them for free?
There's still an up-front expense, so if Nokia isn't willing to "loan" the Maemo folks additional money, selling widgets is of no help. Beyond that, there's the issue of unsold merchandise, which equals unrecovered costs.

Additionally, it may be far more trouble than it's worth for the Maemo folks to set up some system of accepting money for small purchases at the summit. Nokia's accountants may not want to be troubled with the strange, small bit of money that would be coming back in. Nokia would need to send additional staff to cover the difference between free swag on a table and a sales counter. Heck, European consumer protection laws might even be a barrier if they'd force Nokia to ship a replacement Maemo LED flashlight to New Zealand after an attendee's €2 purchase stops working a week after the summit.
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