6 ms·
While I like underdogs and developing a 3 player in the smartphone OS market. That $700 seems like high cost to contribute to R&D.
by fataliss 7y ago
While I like underdogs and developing a 3 player in the smartphone OS market. That $700 seems like high cost to contribute to R&D.
- chupasaurus 7y agoIt's a small (2.5k to 3k) batch and unusual tech specs (i.e. last time completely detached from SoC cellular/wi-fi modems were made in 2012 according to Purism). If there was a demand for 100k batch, it would be cost closer to $350 I believe.
- fataliss 7y agoThat makes sense. I guess there is always a community of Early adopters with disposable income willing to pay high dollar to play with the phone and contribute to it's development. Guess my idealistic mind wants to shortcut to the part where the phone is in an iPhone hardware/UI polish level with a linux OS solution, at which point I'd be happy to pay top dollar for it!