On 10/26/2010 03:17 PM, W. B. Kranendonk wrote: > > --- On Tue, 10/26/10, Andreas Fischer <cyberf...@gmx.net> wrote: >> On 26.10.2010 12:14, Dr. H. Nikolaus >> Schaller wrote: >> >>> How many new cases would you and your friends buy if >> it costs: >>> * 20 EUR >>> * 50 EUR >>> * 100 EUR >>> * 200 EUR >> (...) 20 Euros is >> a no-brainer (...) >> 50 Euros still sound ok to me. Anything above 100 Euros >> seems to be a >> bit steep for me. > I agree on the 20 and 50 euro options, when talking just about the case. When > talking about (fictive) 350E for a complete phone, that seems OK if you don't > know that it's 150 for electronics and 200 for the case. > > Over 100E might be steep for only the case, but combined with the > "foundation" idea Nikolaus launched it might get interesting: > * 20 E > * 50 E > * 100 E and one share in the Opencase foundation > * 200 E and two shares in the Opencase foundation > or a similar scheme. In case (no pun intended) we use a production method > that scales well, the average case price will lower over time and after a > break even the foundation could pay the shareholders. Probably gives loads of > headaches in administration, but could be an option :-) > > Boudewijn > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > Hi All,
Since it seems so hard to have a custom made case, why not use an existing case for a HTC, nokia, iphone or the like? (or a chinese replica) The layout of the PCB needs to be alltered ofcourse, but it seems that it might be an easier thing to do. Just my 2 cents. Kind regards, @ _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
