Hi all, that status of the GTA04 mass market group tour http://www.handheld-linux.com/wiki.php?page=GTA04%20Group%20Tour
is that we have: * passed half time yesterday * first early bird batch is sold out * but still only 16% preorders (56 units) * we have approx. 6 weeks left to fill the remaining gap of 84 % So I would say that we are still far away from becoming successful. If I read that over 2 Million new Android units have been activated over the Christmas holidays [1] and 4 Million iOS devices just on Christmas day [2], I can't believe that we do not find 350 potential buyers in 60 days... Well, we don't have a real mass market device and I think we should not even pretend to have one, in this phase. Because we are then compared to the 100 EUR Huawei Android/UMTS units where one has to suspect that the workers in China are being ripped off... What do you think should we do to make this group tour a success? * extend the subscription timeframe until we reach 100%? * ask for/collect donations to extend the early bird rebates? Some sort of sponsorship by community members for community members who can't afford a new GTA04 immediately? * have more resellers or buying groups to order batches of 10 units? * talk more about the benefits and special features one can only find in a GTA04 and nowhere else? * subsidize GTA04 boards by combining them with a UMTS contract? * offer to pay only part of the price by end of the subscription time frame so that we can already buy the expensive and difficult to source components, but postpone production individually until the remaining payments arrive? (i.e. pay 200 EUR until 10th Feb and the remainder until May) More ideas are welcome! But please keep in mind that we can't develop something completely new until February and components cost what they cost... The simpler the idea the better! And, there may be ideas which are too big for a single community member, but may become feasible if we all work together, contributing many small pieces. Curious about your ideas, Nikolaus [1]: http://www.giga.de/macnews/newsticker/ios-gegen-android-42-millionen-ios-26-millionen-android-aktivierungen-am-weihnachtstag-256890 [2]: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/12/27/holiday-gifts-drive-new-ios-device-activations-sharply-higher/ _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
