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> Why would someone get the phone at $695 when it could go down more? Because everybody that paid more is being refunded. See the notes on each of the events.
by niemeyer 13y ago
> Why would someone get the phone at $695 when it could go down more?
Because everybody that paid more is being refunded. See the notes on each of the events. It won't go down anymore, but even if that happened, you'd not be screwed for supporting the campaign earlier.
> the scale of the goal and the precedent it could set for people doing very capital-intensive projects with crowdfunding was what motivated me to back it.
I'd also support it just on that basis alone, but I'm also looking forward to have a well supported and familiar Linux distribution on a phone.
- weisser 13y agoGiving money back seems like a terrible idea from a fundraising perspective (though personally I'd be irked if I had paid over $700 and they didn't refund me). Either way, it's not a great position to be in. edit: please don't let me be misunderstood.
- niemeyer 13y agoThat's how crowdfunding campaigns work, and without enough support to reach the $32M, there's simply no way to manufacture the phones that got funded at such a low price.
- weisser 13y agoYou misunderstand. I mean giving money back to people that paid more than $695 is a terrible idea from a fundraising perspective. It does makes sense however since the backlash could be severe.
- gohrt 13y ago> It does makes sense however since the backlash could be severe. So then it does make sense from a fundraising perspective.