[Gta04-owner] Status of the GTA04 Group Tour

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Am 15.03.2012 um 09:57 schrieb 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.

Yes, you hit the point.

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

I did not mention it, but the Group tour offer will end by 31th March as announced.

Then, there will only remain the "from stock" offer. Which currently is at 666 EUR.

Nikolaus