| I agree with this comment from http://styleguidance.com/the-life-and-death-of-crunchpad: "
Is the CrunchPad really dead? Honestly? I'd put my money on no. Arrington is way too "powerful", and did too much, to just roll over for a few bad apples. My guess, is that, at this very moment, his mailbox is exploding with tons of emails from Fusion Garage competitors, offering to finish the project for him. And if they aren't...then their CEOs need to be kicked out. Where else, will you find a partner, who has the connections to have a major retail chain(most likely Best Buy) who not only are willing to help you with shipping costs by letting you use their planes, but will also sell your product with zero margin and will pay upfront? Where else, will you find a partner, who has the connections to get your people advice from the guys at Intel? And a huge discount on pricing? Where else, will you find a partner, that already has investors lined up for the project? Where else, will you find a partner, that already has brand recognition, with millions of people?
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And it's about to be eclipsed by a silly (or not silly...) rumour of a tablet that has hardware and software with a serious reputation behind it and a marketing program that involves billions of people.
There was excitement around $300. This can't be made in low volumes and have margin for everyone involved for $300. And who is going to pick up the phone to help me network it to my router? Who is going to pick up the tab for replacing my exploding battery?
Someone got nervous when they all looked around in their three way agreement when it came time for one of them to write the check to make the first couple thousand.