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user-controlled / cheap / fast - pick 2. There's no way around economies of scale for consumer products.

• Bancakes 6y ago
  Why can't Pine64 make $400 pinebook pros? I'd happily purchase a device that does something in 21st century standards.
  • pantulis 6y ago
    Probably because then most potential buyers would be purchasing low-end windows laptops, I guess.
  • COGlory 6y ago
    The reason I've seen for the phone hardware is that they simply can't source hardware that is more performant but still open enough to sufficiently develop for.
  • sangnoir 6y ago
    > Why can't Pine64 make $400 pinebook pros? Money: Pine64 is a small operation with limited resources, factories have minimum order quantities among other commitments. Most Pine64 products have pre-alpha software and are aimed at volunteers who can improve it. Lots of people are willing to buy a product for <$150 and "see how it goes". $400 filters out a lot of people who might otherwise chip-away at software bugs on weekends. Additionally, people are less tolerant of dead pixels on a $400 laptop, and Pine64 would rather not deal with returns.