Windows Phone Thoughts: Verizon To Release Samsung i830?

I reported back in March that the Samsung i830 passed FCC approval -- it's a Pocket PC Phone with the same formfactor as and a near-identical featureset to the i730, minus WiFi but with GSM roaming (e.g., CDMA 800/1900 and GSM 900/1800) to enable international use. Now, it looks like it's slated to hit Verizon early next year (around January 10th for B2B customers and January 24 as a full retail release).



Here's the kicker though: the device is rumored to cost $699 with a two-year contract. 8O I guess they're only targeting the constantly-traveling rich executives with this device, because I don't see anyone else buying it. I know I wouldn't -- it's apparently going to have WM2003SE. :|