Hi Laszlo On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Laszlo KREKACS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If somebody wants to start a Wiki page and vote on accessories that > > you all want to buy, > > I was always wondering, why openmoko dont ship an adapter like this[1], > instead of the big (hard to carry) cable.
Yeah I have one of those. I really liked the design, but they don't seem to fit in many of the new netbooks that are so popular these days. So we decided to make something more flexible. As for the existing design, we spent a ton of money to make the adapters...they had a huge minimum order quantity. Mainly because of a patent issues with the design. So we won't be able to custom make anything anytime soon. But if you know of an existing one you like, please add it the wiki page and we'll keep track of demand and try to source them once it reaches around 100 units. [snip] > ps: I would also like to hear any news about your new company Sean. > Just how things are going, > are stumped somewhere, etc, etc. Well Openmoko is still Openmoko. Nothing fundamentally new here yet. The changes to our company have been more in size and scope, than anything else. Our vision of making great open devices is still the same. We're a much smaller team now. All hyper-focused moving towards our next product. We're very optimistic about the future. To transform an idea into a business takes a lot time and luck. 2009 is year three for our company. This is really the make-or-break year for a startup. At least it works that way in my past experiences. We've been through a lot of turbulence these past six months...personally it was extremely hard on me. I can't help but feel that we're close to getting lucky. Probably your interested in hearing more about "Project B". Please give me a few more months to talk about that. We're in the middle of some sensitive negotiations. So we can't share project details publicly yet - at least without jeopardizing important future relationships for us. Exclusivity and non-disclosure agreements are realities of the business world. I hope you all can understand our secrecy at times around product development. Rest assured, the results will be open for everyone. If there's anything specific you're interested in, please feel free to ask. I'll do my best to share what I can. -Sean _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
