[Gta04-owner] Status of the GTA04 Group Tour

[Sven Dyroff]

Hello Nikolaus,

> This means, we will produce boards for all these preorders,
> independently from the final outcome by end of March.

\o/  \o/  \o/

> But with the lower number of units, the component cost
> raises by approx. 20%. So we have a funding gap of
> approx. 100 EUR per board.

> Since I think it would be unfair to ask all subscribers
> to pay more - and I am sure that not everyone could
> afford that - a better approach is just to ask for (additional)
> donations to fill that gap as good as possible.

And please don't forget all those one's, who're still thinking: "OK, nice 
project. Let's wait until all the software guys have made better 
distributions and then I'll also order a GTA04 for me." Is it fair to give 
them the boards for the same price than to those, who already gave you 
lots of money for only the hope that a good phone can be done? Probably 
not!

So I suggest that GD now announces that all boards that will be ordered 
after April, 1st 0:00 o'clock will then cost let's say 540 EUR. I 
surrender it to you if you'll see that as a kind of paying an interest for 
those who currently lent you money (it's of course a kind of credit they 
gave to you) or as punishment for those, who're still doubting that the 
GTA04 will become a daily usable phone, soon. You also can adduce that due 
to the lower batch your production costs increase and that you'll pass 
them on to the late-comers, because with their hesitation they caused the 
higher costs.

An as side effect you should also expect one more run to Group Tour orders 
until March, 31th 23:59:59 o'clock.

Sven

 
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