[Gta04-owner] GTA04 Group Buy - Status

[Dave]

Maybe a list of intentions might help placate fears of a non-product.

Dave

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Dave <dave.tv at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am a definite buyer - but have to wait till Christmas budget gets back
> to par. Looking forward to it.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <
> hns at goldelico.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jorge,
>>
>> Am 26.11.2011 um 22:01 schrieb Jorge Costa:
>>
>> > Hi Nikolaus,
>> >
>> > two quick questions, I suppose you know the answer to the first one:
>> >
>> > 1) how many subscribers are there on this list ?
>>
>> The gta04-owners list has approx. 270 subscribers (may have some
>> duplicates).
>> The openmoko-community list has approx. 1760 subscribers.
>>
>> > 2) how many GTA02 units were sold by openmoko?
>>
>> According to my estimates there have been sold approx.
>>
>> 3k GTA01 (Neo1973)
>> 15k GTA02 (Freerunner)
>>
>> > did they ever published the number of units sold ?
>>
>> Not exact numbers but I could extrapolate our own number of
>> units and informal hints from other distributors and projects.
>>
>> Anyways, 350 GTA04 upgrades are just 2%. So it appears
>> to be totally feasible to reach the quantity. And, there should
>> be plenty of GTA02 cases collecting dust and waiting for a
>> new boards inside...
>>
>> Nikolaus
>>
>> >
>> > jorge
>> >
>> > On 26/11/11 18:10, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
>> >> Dear all,
>> >> some days ago the "GTA04 Group Tour" subscription was
>> >> announced, with the goal that the number of units per production
>> >> run is increased to reduce the price per unit to the
>> >> benefits of all.
>> >>
>> >> The idea is that interested persons and institutions can
>> >> preorder until 10th of Feb 2012 (right after FOSDEM where
>> >> boards and devices will be shown). If we hit the minimum
>> >> quantity of 350 units, production can start approx. in March
>> >> for first delivery in April.
>> >>
>> >> To make the status more transparent, there is a new subscription
>> >> level indicator (similar to online booking numbered seats in a concert
>> >> hall or airplane flight - except that there are no numbers):
>> >>
>> >>      http://www.handheld-linux.com/wiki.php?page=GTA04%20Group%20Tour
>> >>
>> >> On this indicator, we can see more and more of the GTA04 image
>> >> as pre-orders are coming in. And the hands of the clock show
>> >> how close we come to the deadline.
>> >>
>> >> Currently, we have bookings for 5% of the units (thanks to all
>> >> who already did subscribe!) after 14% of the subscription time.
>> >>
>> >> BR,
>> >> Nikolaus
>> >>
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