[Gta04-owner] GTA04 Group Buy - Status

[Kapitein, E. (Ed)]

Could/would openmoko inc put in a good word for us at their resellers?
( Medion being one of them if i am not mistaken, selling wikireaders )

just my 2 cents.

Kind regards,
Ed


On Thursday 01 December 2011 16:49:14 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> now, several days after the announcement of the "GTA04 group
> tour", the first subscriptions have arrived (thanks you to all who
> have already subscribed!).
> 
> And we have already seen many improvements by the kernel
> and distro developers that show how much superior the GTA04
> hardware has become compared to the GTA02.
> 
> When looking at the filling level indicator:
> 
> 	http://www.handheld-linux.com/gta04-level.php
> 
> it shows that already 20% of the time has passed. The remaining
> time until 10th of February may look as plenty of time.
> 
> But we have so far just 6% of the minimum quantity that is
> required to keep the price as indicated. I.e. we should already
> have triple as many orders if we assume linear growth.
> 
> This is not enough.
> 
> Unfortunately, one thing is clear: if the 350 are not reached
> in time, there won't be a mass market priced GTA04. Just
> the more expensive variant "from stock" will remain :(
> 
> And it will be very unlikely that there will be any offer for a
> "next chance". We can expect a new subscription offer (and
> reduced price for the "from stock" units) only if this one
> becomes successful. And thinking about extending
> the subscription timeframe also won't help.
> 
> Is it possible at all to reach the 350 units?
> 
> Yes, definitively.
> 
> There have been distributed approx. 15k GTA02 units
> and 3k GTA01 units in total. So if we can convince 10% of
> the owners for a GTA04 upgrade, we have 1800. And if we
> just get 2% we have the 350 units.
> 
> And, the total smartphone market worldwide is predicted
> to be 400 million devices in 2012. So we should be able
> to convince 1 person in 1 million!
> 
> So I think it is possible.
> 
> Now, what can we all do to improve the chances of a second
> birth of a mass market Openmoko?
> 
> I think we need to heavily increase the awareness about
> the GTA04 in the Linux communities! There have been no
> reports in the usual new channels of the announcement
> that the GTA04 is now ready to be ordered. At least I have
> not seen them.
> 
> And, if I read this:
> 
> 	http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/30/smartphone_spying_app/
> 
> it is obvious why the open and free software community needs
> a device where every individual has control over the software.
> 
> Some ideas:
> 
> • we convince our friends to upgrade their GTA01/02 as well
>   (on orders of 5 units or more, there will be an additional
>   rebate).
> 
> * become a local reseller.
> 
> * contact your old friends from the intense discussions on
>   the openmoko community-list. I think only a percentage (10%?)
>   of the previous subscribers are still subscribed. So they may
>   not even be aware about this new developments.
> 
> • we can talk about the GTA04 in general and this offer in our favorite
>    blogs, forums, twitters, facebooks, mailing lists, conferences
> 
> * we notify magazines like slashdot.org or linuxfordevices.com
> 
> • add an <img> link to the Filling Level image and/or link
>   the group tour order page from home pages, blogs, project
>   pages etc.
> 
> * help to provide complete devices:
>    - design and build your own cases (3D printing, wooden)
>    - or look at e.g. eBay for used/defective GTA01/GTA02
>      devices and offer an upgrade service.
> 
> If you have additional ideas, please share!
> 
> Nikolaus
> 
> 
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