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James Proud: * Promised an alarm clock that would do a bunch of things * Took $2.5M in funding from Kickstarter * Took another $50M in funding from elsewhere
by Arainach 1y ago
James Proud:
* Promised an alarm clock that would do a bunch of things
* Took $2.5M in funding from Kickstarter
* Took another $50M in funding from elsewhere
* Delivered a piece of hardware that did essentially none of what was promised.
It's all detailed in OP and the linked Verge article. That's a scam and I'm not interested in your legalese arguing whether they can be sued or not.
- embedding-shape 1y ago> I'm not interested in your legalese arguing whether they can be sued or not What... You know, it doesn't matter. Thanks for the summary anyways!
- Arainach 1y agoEthics and legality are independent concepts. A scam is an ethical construct.