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It's a lot of F-22 fighters, though. And a lot of Christmas hams for one family (but not a nation).
How many times do 20k customers pool millions of dollars to go towards the development of a phone?
20k people willing to pay $800 per phone is a tiny market.
20k people who care enough to pledge $800 towards development of something that doesn't exist is a huge group of passionate early adopters.
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It's a lot of F-22 fighters, though. And a lot of Christmas hams for one family (but not a nation).
How many times do 20k customers pool millions of dollars to go towards the development of a phone?
20k people willing to pay $800 per phone is a tiny market.
20k people who care enough to pledge $800 towards development of something that doesn't exist is a huge group of passionate early adopters.