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by jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 1909 days ago
Top comment as of right now says [1] they ordered one but was never delivered, and the seller never answered to emails.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26662123

1 comments

Well, the top comment says they waited for 6 months until they requested a chargeback. The grand parent says they got theirs after 7 months. Not a contradiction.

The have been numerous such alternative phone and tablet projects during the last 12 years or so. Crowding funding or with a bit more of a commercial touch. All have failed to to deliver on time I would claim. Many if not most have failed to deliver at all. I would not call the founders dishonest. But whoever starts such a project lacks realism. It's incredibly complicated to make a phone, let alone a good one.

(I don't say the world would be a better place without optimists and over-optimists.)

I've got a 100% fail rate with crowd sourced hardware. You won't see me throw money at hardware through indiegogo or kickstarter again.