Re:The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5
by megous on Sunday October 27, 2019 @01:28PM
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So what do you think about allegation that they had ran out of money, and can't deliver to orignal backers, so they produce false information/hype to get more money from pre-orders to at least satisfy some of the original backers.
I mean, it can work out if they can satisfy everyone in the end, but it may also end up pretty badly, and be viewed basically as defrauding of people who're making pre-orders now, not being fully aware their money are used to get phones to someone else, now, and whether they'll see anything themselves is a pretty big gamble.
I guess if they were open about this, people may make informed decision to take the gamble, but that's not the case here.
Re:The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5
by cyphar on Sunday October 27, 2019 @02:06PM
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As you said, it's an allegation (one I haven't heard). To me, it seems very premature to assign malice by assuming that an unproven allegation is true.
I mean, it can work out if they can satisfy everyone in the end, but it may also end up pretty badly, and be viewed basically as defrauding of people who're making pre-orders now, not being fully aware their money are used to get phones to someone else, now, and whether they'll see anything themselves is a pretty big gamble.
I guess if they were open about this, people may make informed decision to take the gamble, but that's not the case here.
To me that seems somewhat malicious.