Paul Boddie wrote: > Particularly the reasoning that sounds like "I can't justify getting one as > well as a smartphone" is worth exploring.
There may be a lot more untapped customer potential in the group that can afford it, does not need to ask for permission / knows how to bribe/seduce to get permission, and would at some point in time find the "toy" interesting. But ... they - don't realize that this "toy" could interest them, - haven't considered that kind of hobby yet, or - simply haven't heard of the thing at all. It may be easier to sway some - even if it's just a small porcentage of this large group - than to change the minds of those (few) who already contemplated a purchase but ended up deciding against it. Not that we should neglect them, but for ramping up a large enough group of subscribers/participants, they may not be the most promising choice. Besides, when the project grows and gains visibility, that may also affect their decisions. Now, how to make that "first contact" happen ? > this can attract criticism from people > who think all solutions should be market-oriented transactions and who equate > anything else with "communism", Hah, are you saying that a political party of die-hard neocons would sneer at campaign donations or other contributions/donations ? :-) > Are there 10000 units in existence? Nanonotes ? If I remember correctly, Wolfgang mentioned some months ago that about 1300 units have been sold. I think 2000 were produced in total. Not sure if more could still be made if there was sudden demand. > Even a small number of such people being able > to commit to open hardware work would make a huge difference, I think. Yes, there are several tasks and roles that benefit from people being able to make long-term commitments. - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
