[Gta04-owner] GTA04 Group Buy - Status

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Am 28.11.2011 um 11:33 schrieb Dave:

> I am a definite buyer - but have to wait till Christmas budget gets back to par. Looking forward to it.

No Problem.

We have intentionally made the subscription timeframe quite long.
It extends beyond Christmas and New Year, and even after FOSDEM.

At FOSDEM we have requested a stand where we can show the
device in operation to everyone who is interested to see 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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