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It actually looks pretty nice. It's a shame this didn't come to market in a cleaner way.

by chaosmachine 17y ago

robotron 17y ago
Wow, yes it's a shame. Possibly a very beautiful machine but there is no way I would give them my money.
- palish 17y ago
  Why not?
  - dschobel 17y ago
    on the 5% chance that Arrington's right about their financial situation, they're practically out of cash. And now they have to hire a legal defense. If the tablet's software isn't 100% open-source and hackable, I'd be worried on the long-term support from Fusion Garage.
    - SamAtt 17y ago
      In addition to that you don't really know what the market it going to look like 2 to 3 months from now when this ships. Apple, Asus, Dell and others could very well have a tablet in the market by then. So even if you were willing to chance losing your money entirely it wouldn't make sense to buy one of these.
  - gvb 17y ago
    A well justified fear of buying based on a demo. http://www.carl-tracy.com/stories/44-computer-science/61--bill-gates-goes-to-hell.html http://www.carl-tracy.com/stories/44-computer-science/61--bi...
tuukkah 17y ago
The only payment option seems to be PayPal. Does anyone know what kind of buyer protection PayPal provides in case the payers never receive the device?
- sachinag 17y ago
  Full purchase price protection: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/buy/Protection-outside https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/secu...
  - lionhearted 17y ago
    Careful - it looks like no protection. Italics mine: > 13.2 What are the eligibility requirements for PayPal Buyer Protection? You must meet all of these requirements: Use PayPal to purchase an eligible item Pay for the full amount of the item with one payment. Items purchased with multiple payments – like a deposit followed by a final payment – are not eligible Open a dispute within 45 days of the date you sent the payment – then follow the online dispute resolution process described below under Dispute Resolution Keep your PayPal account in good standing That's from https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/popup/UAeBay-outside https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/popu... From https://thejoojoo.com/store/order/new https://thejoojoo.com/store/order/new > We are only accepting pre-orders in the U.S at the moment. Pre-orders will ship in 8 to 10 weeks. So not within 45 days of paying seems like no protection.
pmorici 17y ago
look again, https://thejoojoo.com/sites/accessories https://thejoojoo.com/sites/accessories this side profile makes it look thick and it seems it has cheap looking plastic on the back
waterlesscloud 17y ago
It hasn't even actually come to market yet.

It actually looks pretty nice. It's a shame this didn't come to market in a cleaner way.

robotron 17y ago

Wow, yes it's a shame. Possibly a very beautiful machine but there is no way I would give them my money.

palish 17y ago
Why not?
- dschobel 17y ago
  on the 5% chance that Arrington's right about their financial situation, they're practically out of cash. And now they have to hire a legal defense. If the tablet's software isn't 100% open-source and hackable, I'd be worried on the long-term support from Fusion Garage.
  - SamAtt 17y ago
    In addition to that you don't really know what the market it going to look like 2 to 3 months from now when this ships. Apple, Asus, Dell and others could very well have a tablet in the market by then. So even if you were willing to chance losing your money entirely it wouldn't make sense to buy one of these.
- gvb 17y ago
  A well justified fear of buying based on a demo. http://www.carl-tracy.com/stories/44-computer-science/61--bill-gates-goes-to-hell.html http://www.carl-tracy.com/stories/44-computer-science/61--bi...

tuukkah 17y ago

The only payment option seems to be PayPal. Does anyone know what kind of buyer protection PayPal provides in case the payers never receive the device?

sachinag 17y ago
Full purchase price protection: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/buy/Protection-outside https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/secu...
- lionhearted 17y ago
  Careful - it looks like no protection. Italics mine: > 13.2 What are the eligibility requirements for PayPal Buyer Protection? You must meet all of these requirements: Use PayPal to purchase an eligible item Pay for the full amount of the item with one payment. Items purchased with multiple payments – like a deposit followed by a final payment – are not eligible Open a dispute within 45 days of the date you sent the payment – then follow the online dispute resolution process described below under Dispute Resolution Keep your PayPal account in good standing That's from https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/popup/UAeBay-outside https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/popu... From https://thejoojoo.com/store/order/new https://thejoojoo.com/store/order/new > We are only accepting pre-orders in the U.S at the moment. Pre-orders will ship in 8 to 10 weeks. So not within 45 days of paying seems like no protection.

pmorici 17y ago

look again, https://thejoojoo.com/sites/accessories https://thejoojoo.com/sites/accessories this side profile makes it look thick and it seems it has cheap looking plastic on the back

waterlesscloud 17y ago

It hasn't even actually come to market yet.