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They've been on 70% markdown at my local Target for about a month now. They knew. It looks like a pretty decent piece of hardware for that price, but apparentl
by joezydeco 4y ago
They've been on 70% markdown at my local Target for about a month now. They knew.
It looks like a pretty decent piece of hardware for that price, but apparently they're locked down very well. Would be nice if Meta/FB gave away the keys.
- Crosseye_Jack 4y agoRetailers are often the first to know, happens when game consoles are going EOL. Manufacturer will issue a "last call" to order any stock. But Target may not have been told that the whole smart display side of the business was going away as it could have been hints at a product refresh instead. But retailers are not idiots, they would have looked at the numbers they were selling and would have put 2 and 2 together.
- joezydeco 4y agoI'm sure Target called up Meta this summer and asked if they were going to lease the shelf space in the fall and Meta said nah.
- Crosseye_Jack 4y agoBut its not just Target that are offering the discount, Amazon and the UK retailers have been offering the discount too (Was half tempted to pick one or two up just for parts, Been looking for a decent touch screen I can put near the front door to turn into a Home Assistant control panel, prob would have to design a new PCB for it as its pretty locked down, but you know a decent LCD panel with touch for £40 is rather tempting, but I got to complete atleast one of my ongoing projects before I pick up any more). I guess it would depend on how much Meta valued controlling the information about it. They could have saved cash and told everyone they were giving up the shelf space and risk it getting leaked or eat the cost of the discounted units and any penalties for late notice to retailers and pull the trigger on the news on their terms.