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Honestly, that seems like a completely arbitrary policy which serves no real purpose. In general I'd stay the hell away from hardware projects on Kickstarter,

by TillE 12y ago

Honestly, that seems like a completely arbitrary policy which serves no real purpose. In general I'd stay the hell away from hardware projects on Kickstarter, but in this case Pebble has a proven track record of delivering a quality product in a reasonable time frame. I assume that gives them a little more leeway when Kickstarter is approving their campaign.

joosters 12y ago
That Kickstarter policy update was in response to the rising levels of failed projects on the site. It was an attempt to fight off bad press. Of course, it turned out to be pretty toothless (Just take a look at the joke of a 'risks' section of almost any kickstarter project. That section was also introduced by this udpate). I'd agree with you that Pebble probably have a better chance than most at delivering on their promises, but as people have commented elsewhere, Pebble are only really back on KS as a promotional exercise. This is not really comparable to most other KS projects. Still, it's one rule for them, another for everyone else. KS are doing well out of this promo too. Perhaps someone should go and report Pebble for their other rule-breaking? Those watch pictures at the top of the page are clearly computer renderings. "If a simulation or photorealistic rendering is discovered after a project launches, that project will be canceled." :)
- Dylan16807 12y ago
  The risks section is great because you can tell very quickly if they've put some thought into logistics or not. No need to enforce that it's properly filled out.
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baddox 12y ago
> Pebble has a proven track record of delivering a quality product in a reasonable time frame Perhaps I'm remembering this incorrectly, but wasn't the Pebble a textbook example of significant production delays for a Kickstarter hardware project? I'm pretty sure I knew someone who hadn't received his watch from Kickstarter many months after the supposed delivery date, while at the same time he could have gone to Best Buy and bought one.
gonzo 12y ago
> but in this case Pebble has a proven track record of delivering a quality product in a reasonable time frame. Hardly. http://readwrite.com/2013/07/09/why-i-cancelled-my-pebble-smartwatch-order http://readwrite.com/2013/07/09/why-i-cancelled-my-pebble-sm...

by TillE 12y ago

joosters 12y ago

That Kickstarter policy update was in response to the rising levels of failed projects on the site. It was an attempt to fight off bad press. Of course, it turned out to be pretty toothless (Just take a look at the joke of a 'risks' section of almost any kickstarter project. That section was also introduced by this udpate). I'd agree with you that Pebble probably have a better chance than most at delivering on their promises, but as people have commented elsewhere, Pebble are only really back on KS as a promotional exercise. This is not really comparable to most other KS projects. Still, it's one rule for them, another for everyone else. KS are doing well out of this promo too. Perhaps someone should go and report Pebble for their other rule-breaking? Those watch pictures at the top of the page are clearly computer renderings. "If a simulation or photorealistic rendering is discovered after a project launches, that project will be canceled." :)

Dylan16807 12y ago
The risks section is great because you can tell very quickly if they've put some thought into logistics or not. No need to enforce that it's properly filled out.

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baddox 12y ago

> Pebble has a proven track record of delivering a quality product in a reasonable time frame Perhaps I'm remembering this incorrectly, but wasn't the Pebble a textbook example of significant production delays for a Kickstarter hardware project? I'm pretty sure I knew someone who hadn't received his watch from Kickstarter many months after the supposed delivery date, while at the same time he could have gone to Best Buy and bought one.

gonzo 12y ago

> but in this case Pebble has a proven track record of delivering a quality product in a reasonable time frame. Hardly. http://readwrite.com/2013/07/09/why-i-cancelled-my-pebble-smartwatch-order http://readwrite.com/2013/07/09/why-i-cancelled-my-pebble-sm...