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I think releasing the developer hardware too early can ruin the whole product launch. People will form their opinion based on the reviews of the devkit hardware

I think releasing the developer hardware too early can ruin the whole product launch. People will form their opinion based on the reviews of the devkit hardware and sample apps. Launching the consumer product without apps is not good either. By launching the SDK early, developers can play around with it. Maybe they can even pick serious and promising apps to some "insider" program and provide access to real hardware.

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AndrewKemendo 9y ago
This is a modern thing which I don't think applies to technology that is (ostensibly) category setting. In the early days of consumer computing, the hardware was released with a handful of supported software that the hardware maker teamed up on, then MAYBE a devkit would come out. The most hardcore would create their own DevKits. http://devkits.handheldmuseum.com/ http://devkits.handheldmuseum.com/