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I feel for the backers but this was entirely predictable: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16182968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16182968 https://n
by grizzles 7y ago
I feel for the backers but this was entirely predictable:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16182968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16182968
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17913940 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17913940
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15090567 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15090567
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17140823 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17140823
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17913700 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17913700
I even tried to warn Todd off his approach before the crowdfunding campaign kicked off. I knew no good would come of it.
- grizzles 7y agoHow I would have did it: 1. (If possible) License a mediatek phone & ship an open source android image. Sell it for a low price. Pros: No risk, great phone, Cons: Might not be possible - though Fairphone did it for a high end phone. 2. Ship a Raspberry Pi Zero + Battery + LCD screen sandwiched together. Pros: A focus entirely on the mfg process might get you a slim mobile device. Cons: No 4G modem. 3. Don't do it at all. Pros: Save reputation. Cons: No Purism One funding. The approach they took (custom everything) was insane.
- grizzles 7y agoBrutal interview here with the former Purism CTO: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Zlatan-Todoric-Interview https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Zlatan-T...