On Sat, 2007-02-10 at 20:08 -0600, Ryan Kline wrote: > Being an Apple customer, I hate to buy Apple products because i know > that my product will be updated very shortly after my purchase. With > OpenMoko, I really, really, want the first generation Neo, but, Sean > has already set a target release date for the 2nd generation of the > phone. I am so conflicted. So, I propose a "Neo Recycling Program" in > which any of the Neo phones could be returned to FIC/OpenMoko in > exchange for the current generation of the phone. Of course, there > would be a fee involved, based on the condition and life of the phone, > but, you would still not have to pay the full price of the new phone. > The old Neo's would then be refurbished and resold through FIC. Just > something think about.
Recycling would be nice, and given the other recent assurance from Sean (below) would be a good way for FIC to get more phones in the hands of those who might have trouble with the $350 price tag, while allowing early adopters to get the latest-greatest next-generation devices. On Sat, 2007-02-10 at 02:09 +0800, Sean Moss-Pultz wrote: ... > I'll be talking more about this stuff in the coming months. I just don't > want to say anything at this point. But don't worry about being an early > adopter. If we come out with something cool we'll make sure you guys can > get it at a discount if you already have a developers version. > > -Sean So, how about a trade-up program? Phil _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
