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by Zhenya 12y ago

minikites 12y ago
It's right there in the article: http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/16/lockitrons-long-march/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/16/lockitrons-long-march/
- Zhenya 12y ago
  OP was references something so horrid that he would physically not come into contact with said device. The article mentions smoothed-over growing pains for a new hardware company.
post_break 12y ago
Never really shipping, constant delays, bad communication, device failures, android lagging behind, etc etc. http://www.reddit.com/r/lockitron http://www.reddit.com/r/lockitron
- Karunamon 12y ago
  88 readers with a huge delay between posts. Is it really that bad?
  - post_break 12y ago
    Go through and read the posts. Doesn't seem like a single person was happy with their lockitron. Some are still waiting for theirs to ship... It's a dud.
    - Karunamon 12y ago
      Same thing was said about Soylent, who just now are getting their house in order. Shipping delays for kickstarted products are not a new or unexepcted thing nowadays.
      - george88b 12y ago
        What do you mean? Their product delay was minimal compared to lockitron (~2years!) and they kept everyone well informed regarding the delay(same can not be said for lockitron). Their refined shipping estimates in light of delays were also spot on. I could not be happier with how Soylent handled things, while I would NEVER purchase anything from lockitron again.
      - mikeash 12y ago
        I pre-ordered one in August 2013. Note: pre-ordered, not "kickstarted" or anything of the like. I went to their web site, I saw the product described, I saw a predicted ship date a few weeks away, I placed an order, I gave them money. A year and a half later and I still don't have it. Communication has been pretty bad, with many blown dates, infrequent messages, and a dashboard that often showed "ship by" dates that were months in the past. Now they're switching my order to a completely different product that I'm not sure I want. Pre-orders have risk too, but not of even remotely the same magnitude. This behavior might be reasonable for a crowdfunded product, but not for one where the product is supposedly done and shipping imminently.
- Deebot 12y ago
  With such a good track record with all of that, I would absolutely trust a device these people made to secure my home! /s
kylec 12y ago
I placed a preorder for a Lockitron on Jan 12, 2013, with the general expectation that it would ship in the spring/summer of that year. It did not. I'm still waiting for it.

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by Zhenya 12y ago

Context; link; something for reference?

It's right there in the article: http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/16/lockitrons-long-march/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/16/lockitrons-long-march/

Zhenya 12y ago
OP was references something so horrid that he would physically not come into contact with said device. The article mentions smoothed-over growing pains for a new hardware company.

post_break 12y ago

Never really shipping, constant delays, bad communication, device failures, android lagging behind, etc etc. http://www.reddit.com/r/lockitron http://www.reddit.com/r/lockitron

Karunamon 12y ago
88 readers with a huge delay between posts. Is it really that bad?
- post_break 12y ago
  Go through and read the posts. Doesn't seem like a single person was happy with their lockitron. Some are still waiting for theirs to ship... It's a dud.
  - Karunamon 12y ago
    Same thing was said about Soylent, who just now are getting their house in order. Shipping delays for kickstarted products are not a new or unexepcted thing nowadays.
    - george88b 12y ago
      What do you mean? Their product delay was minimal compared to lockitron (~2years!) and they kept everyone well informed regarding the delay(same can not be said for lockitron). Their refined shipping estimates in light of delays were also spot on. I could not be happier with how Soylent handled things, while I would NEVER purchase anything from lockitron again.
    - mikeash 12y ago
      I pre-ordered one in August 2013. Note: pre-ordered, not "kickstarted" or anything of the like. I went to their web site, I saw the product described, I saw a predicted ship date a few weeks away, I placed an order, I gave them money. A year and a half later and I still don't have it. Communication has been pretty bad, with many blown dates, infrequent messages, and a dashboard that often showed "ship by" dates that were months in the past. Now they're switching my order to a completely different product that I'm not sure I want. Pre-orders have risk too, but not of even remotely the same magnitude. This behavior might be reasonable for a crowdfunded product, but not for one where the product is supposedly done and shipping imminently.
Deebot 12y ago
With such a good track record with all of that, I would absolutely trust a device these people made to secure my home! /s

kylec 12y ago

I placed a preorder for a Lockitron on Jan 12, 2013, with the general expectation that it would ship in the spring/summer of that year. It did not. I'm still waiting for it.