3 ms·
> I guess it might be necessary for marketing reasons, but I'd prefer if they'd just not announce deadlines. You know you're not going to make them, these thing
by Fnoord 7y ago
> I guess it might be necessary for marketing reasons, but I'd prefer if they'd just not announce deadlines. You know you're not going to make them, these things always slip, again and again.
Fairphone did this with the Fairphone 3, and people complained they had to idea what the specs were going to be. Some even wondered if the company was dying. Finally, there were complaints that the marketing was "like Apple", a blasphemy.
There's something to say for both methods, and there's always going to be people unhappy with any decision made.
- Vinnl 7y agoHaha, I guess. What's interesting there is that they did announce timelines for the Fairphone 2, and had to postpone that a number of times - to many complaints. As an enthusiast, I did prefer the way they approached it this time, and got pretty hyped by the FP 3 announcement. i also didn't see as many complaints about the uncertainty as I did before about the delays, though that's probably because there were no delay posts that people could comment on. In any case, it'll be interesting to see what approach they will take for FP4 - i.e. which they liked more.