Mark Haury wrote:
Matt Manjos matt at manjos.com wrote on Sun Mar 16 16:23:09 CET 2008:
I think the main concern with FIC at the moment is that if they
release the Freerunner developer-only hardware now, produced in 10x
the quantity of the 1973 (what was hinted to earlier), and some major
hardware problem was found, it could destroy the credibility and the
resources of the project. I hate waiting like this, and I was hoping
to get the Freerunner developer model for my birthday in a few weeks,
but I'd much rather wait and have the guarantee that I won't be SOL if
there is a problem with the function or the longevity of the device.
Which is worse: the fear of possible failure, or certain failure?
Clearly the words of someone who's never, ever, worked on a complex
hardware project. No, "just ship it" is not good advice.
The fear of failure is usually self-fulfilling prophecy.
Lack of proper planning and oversight, not to mention due diligence,
pretty much always is.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Do you have any notion of what it costs to produce multiple thousands of
smartphones, just in monetary terms? That's a lot to "venture".
If they're constantly going to give in to the fear of failure, then
that is certainly what's going
to happen.
Like I say, I don't get the impression that you've got the experience to
have an informed opinion on this, in all honesty.
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