[gorgoiler]

I think you are mocking the site authors’ English language skills? Even if you are just being light hearted and don’t mean any real harm, comments like this foster an environment where it’s acceptable to mock foreign language skills. No one here wants to live in that kind of world.

[bighi]

When it's a product launch, I believe it's perfectly fine to criticize it.

Basic mistakes like that make it look like unreliable amateur work.

If you can't find anyone to help you proofread, pay someone. And I'm from a third world country, I know paying people might be expensive. But in the case of some basic copy like that, a $5 proofreader from Fiverr would be enough.

[megous]

If you're after precision, it's not really a product launch. It's more like a pre-release for developers and testers.

[tremon]

Agreed, but mocking is only slightly related to criticizing. There's better ways to get a point across than slighting.

[mondoshawan]

I dunno -- I've been mocked for spelling mistakes in business contexts, and my non-English speaking colleagues have mocked each other over spelling mistakes, too -- and then it turns into fun as the original author purposely goofs in later text to continue the joke.

It all depends on context.

[foobarbecue]

True for personal communications. Not true for a product launch. Proofreading is as important as code testing.

[q3k]

This is not a product launch intended for the general public.

I couldn't care less about whether they proofread their copytext. Hell, it's probably good that they didn't spend money on any professional design work on their page, it contributes to the affordability of the product.

[beatgammit]

They're also apparently not taking a profit, so that makes me more likely to give them some leeway on things like typos and grammar mistakes.

[foobarbecue]

Good point.

[mondoshawan]

Yep. OP is. So was I when I first read the text. TBH, at first I thought they were taking about some kind of adaptor, not adopters. This is a kind of basic mistake that should have been caught before it made it to the website.

Pine64 can do far better, and have done far better in the past. There's not much of an excuse to be had here -- especially when similar copy was written for the watch.

[peteradio]

> No one here wants to live in that kind of world.

A little melodramatic don't you think? Aren't there much bigger fish to fry than a modest jab at the authors misuse of the word?