Do you think that is what happened?
(Clue - no it isn't)
1 RaspberryPi are a charity, and therefor profit isn't a motive.
2 RaspberryPi don't really need the publicity as likely to sell first batch of 10000 fairly quickly.
Except they will hang on to your money for months and you will get nothing, as bulk orders are not available from Raspberry Pi at this stage, and probably not for the first batch at all. Bulk buys will be cheaper, eventually.
They are also using a trademarked name and logo without permission.
And I guess the reason most haven't read the page is that most people don't read Russian, and Google translate (or similar) are not infallible...
Could you explain a couple of things?
Why do you think it's garbage?
Why do you think its vapourware?
Are are you thinking of something else completely?
Yes, you are being shitted (or are shitting yourself). The foundation does has some people experienced in selling, and it isn't all being packaged in a dingy back office somewhere - completed devices will be going from production to warehouse to fulfillment house.
Retailing would be insane though, 150% markup once its get to the end user is obviously completely unacceptable, and do you know of a retailer who will sell worldwide? Amazon don't.
Why is the openness (or not) of the hardware a dealbreaker? You'll have access to GPI. I2C etc from the headers, which will be documented. Why do you need anything else?
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Why do you think this is vapourware when all the evidence points the other way?
Do you think that is what happened? (Clue - no it isn't) 1 RaspberryPi are a charity, and therefor profit isn't a motive. 2 RaspberryPi don't really need the publicity as likely to sell first batch of 10000 fairly quickly.
Except they will hang on to your money for months and you will get nothing, as bulk orders are not available from Raspberry Pi at this stage, and probably not for the first batch at all. Bulk buys will be cheaper, eventually. They are also using a trademarked name and logo without permission. And I guess the reason most haven't read the page is that most people don't read Russian, and Google translate (or similar) are not infallible...
Could you explain a couple of things? Why do you think it's garbage? Why do you think its vapourware? Are are you thinking of something else completely?
Yes, you are being shitted (or are shitting yourself). The foundation does has some people experienced in selling, and it isn't all being packaged in a dingy back office somewhere - completed devices will be going from production to warehouse to fulfillment house. Retailing would be insane though, 150% markup once its get to the end user is obviously completely unacceptable, and do you know of a retailer who will sell worldwide? Amazon don't.
You didn't see the site 18 months ago - went live in May 2011. Release date has never been pushed back - it's always been Q4 2011.
I've got a prototype - works very well, so not vapourware at all.
Where can I get a prototype?
You can't. They are all out with developers and distro people. You'll just have to wait until Nov/Dec.
No, it's a PoP package soldered on top of the CPU. Larger capacities in that format are currently unavailable.
Why is the openness (or not) of the hardware a dealbreaker? You'll have access to GPI. I2C etc from the headers, which will be documented. Why do you need anything else?