From its wiki page: "The price was halved to $50 (£70 in the UK) for the holidays"

So its $100 and only roughly comparable. And that's rather my point, few people from developed countries will opt for it to save $79.

From "developed" countries? No. From countries with subsidized handsets, maybe. But Europe is certainly "developed," and that's where Windows Phone is making its biggest inroads:

http://www.zdnet.com/windows-phone-takes-more-of-europes-sma...