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[Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>]

lower end device = more affordable = more buyers = larger volume = entering
the hardware market

On top of that, they'd then be offering two separate devices, with two
separate manufacturing chains, with much greater costs on their end that
they'd have to recoup.

I want this project to succeed, believe me, but manufacturing two separate
devices would just put Shuttleworth in the hole. It sounds like a good
idea, but it wouldn't help this project financially, regardless of how
appealing the idea is to you.


On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >You're missing the point, Canonical expressed they are not planning to
> enter the hardware market. Planning a low end device to raise money for a
> high end device is exactly that.
>
> Offering the same device with a little less features or optimizations
> does't equal entering the hardware market.
>
> Sometimes you need to adapt to the new data coming in and compromise some
> of your pre-conceived notions in order to make a campaign successful. It
> wouldn't be the first time , in fact everyday hundreds of campaigns think
> they have everything laid out "perfectly" and then find out along the way
> some of their flaws / mistakes.
>
> This is Agile at is best.
>
> The worst you can do is use the hardcoded "waterfall method" for a
> crowdfunding campaign.
>
> So if that's the case we can officially forget as of today about this
> campaign since with the current structure and perks is not going to happen.
>
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-- 
Sincerely,
    Josh