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> Apple, in so many ways, is the exception not the rule. I think Apple follows traditional device manufacturing rules pretty closely. It takes 3-7 years to ge
by seiji 11y ago
> Apple, in so many ways, is the exception not the rule.
I think Apple follows traditional device manufacturing rules pretty closely. It takes 3-7 years to get a new hardware product market ready. The exceptions are startups or crowdfunded doodads that are able to launch in 18 months.
Nobody's going to crowdfund on 3-7 year timescales though, so you end up with a lot of optimistic lies (even the creators lying to themselves about how quickly things can get made).
- digi_owl 11y agoMore recent Kickstarter stuff is likely all done with R&D by the time they hit the site. This because after the initial year or so Kickstarter put into place a rule demanding a working prototype. Before that you had a mess of CAD renders and such being peddled. If you go over to Indiegogo you still find all those CAD renders and such, and i think that site has had a much lower success rate on delivery.