I thought this was a joke until someone from Safaricom called to confirm. Lol hehehe things are truly elephant. If you won't go to the fight, they will take the fight to you! For the first time Safaricom has a real competitor in Bharti Airtel. The rest of the guys were just joking. May the best man win!.

Kingz

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> From: "Alvin Jason Ochieng‎" <ajochola@gmail.com>
> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List‎" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom wont stoop down to unsustainable pricing, MJ and his have their heads screwed on right - http://bit.ly/db6MYx
> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:03:49 +0300
>
>
>LOL !!! Margaret !!
>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM, margaret wanjiru
> <mwanjiru07@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > This is going too far now.....a Zain promotional truck is moving slowly
> > outside the safaricom HQ with the loudest music off the main high way....
> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> As this post will never end what do we as Subscribers care about??
> >>
> >> Isn't it just cheaper rates with good quality ??
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Let me ask guys on this page. If your competitor slashed prices for the
> >> > sake
> >> > of it, do you slash yours immediately? In my opinion the folly therein
> >> > lies
> >> > in believing that your services are of equal value and your economics
> >> > are
> >> > the same. Which I think is not the case here
> >> > There has been euphoria as is the usual kenyan behaviour (elections,
> >> > IPOs ,
> >> > Pyramid schemes) without considering the bigger picture. To date few of
> >> > my
> >> > friends who did not already have a Zain line bought one. Which means
> >> > that
> >> > they probably just call more from Zain but still carry out their
> >> > surfing,
> >> > money transfer and mobile banking from their safcom line. And when they
> >> > run
> >> > out of Zain airtime in an area without a dealer, still call from
> >> > safaricom
> >> > Also I dont believe Safaricom are dropping prices this week purely on
> >> > zains
> >> > assault, they are probably just doing it faster, because price reduction
> >> > after CCKs move would only have been hampered if the big 4 telecoms
> >> > colluded
> >> > not to reduce prices. After which CCK would have still cracked the whip.
> >> > Lets understand the business behind safaricom. Not just wish doom on
> >> > them
> >> > because they are succesful
> >> > Joram
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau
> >> > <solo.mburu@gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On 23 August 2010 09:47, Peter Osotsi <peter.osotsi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Its like having a disloyal wife, there's nothing you can do as long as
> >> >>> you love her and her waywardness.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> My simple take.
> >> >>
> >> >> As long as a woman is beautiful, she'll never lack suitors!!!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> /.0721586109//
> >> >>> /.0733911199//
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:29 AM, marto <martow@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> The CCK consultants study put the cost of setting up a call at
> >> >>>> Ksh0.88,
> >> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/3xyqg8g
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Oliver Ndegwa
> >> >>>> <olie.ndegwa@gmail.com>
> >> >>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> For safaricom to put their foot down and say that they are not moved
> >> >>>>> by
> >> >>>>> Zain's move, its completely infamous. Either these guys were not
> >> >>>>> prepared
> >> >>>>> for such or I would call their stance the last kicks of a dying
> >> >>>>> horse.
> >> >>>>> Very very powerful and resistant. They need to swarrow their pride
> >> >>>>> and come
> >> >>>>> back to their senses and start to understand that the long queues in
> >> >>>>> Zain
> >> >>>>> shops are not people registering as voters. These are safaricom
> >> >>>>> customers
> >> >>>>> making a big switch.
> >> >>>>>
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