Re:The End Of The CrunchPad
by anigbrowl on Monday November 30, 2009 @01:23PM
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Mostly though I’m just sad. I never envisioned the CrunchPad as a huge business.
...makes me think there were handshakes where there ought to have been contracts (or the contracts should have been more tightly specified). It wouldn't be the first time people have cooperated in a spirit of mutual benefit without fully appreciating the efforts and value demanded of each other other, and both sides end up honestly feeling they've been ripped off - the engineering guys had to solve tougher problems on narrower margins than is economically feasible, the creative and marketing people having made expensive brand and financial commitments based on optimistic engineering estimates.
All the same, it would have been wiser to announce that the project had run into a legal hurdle and leave it at that, saving the complaints for a court filing rather than taking them public. Too bad. I would have happily bought this product at $400 :-/
...makes me think there were handshakes where there ought to have been contracts (or the contracts should have been more tightly specified). It wouldn't be the first time people have cooperated in a spirit of mutual benefit without fully appreciating the efforts and value demanded of each other other, and both sides end up honestly feeling they've been ripped off - the engineering guys had to solve tougher problems on narrower margins than is economically feasible, the creative and marketing people having made expensive brand and financial commitments based on optimistic engineering estimates.
All the same, it would have been wiser to announce that the project had run into a legal hurdle and leave it at that, saving the complaints for a court filing rather than taking them public. Too bad. I would have happily bought this product at $400 :-/