openphoenux review on mobilejournal.net

[urodelo]

Yes, basically they compare the features and price of gta04 with those of
the most common devices (iphoneZ,,, samsung galaxy...). They also complain  
that some of the hw is obsolete or absent (camera); also that the os  
shipped (debian) doesn't actually allow to make/get calls.

Ok, everybody knows a lower price could push more users to buy it, but  
that's like reinventing the wheel. What surprises me a bit is that too  
often reviewers are comparing a mass product with something which is not.  
They are different objects, like comparing a bicycle and a motorcycle. It  
is not clear in the mainstream view that gta04 has been created following  
different criteria from the mass production. It is not a device suitable  
for everybody; if we (community, producers etc) wanted a mass product,  
then it would have been made following the mass market rules (working  
conditions etc)

Reading such kind of reviews disappoint me.

u.

On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:13:20 +0100, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
<hns at goldelico.com> wrote:

>
> Am 30.10.2012 um 17:48 schrieb urodelo:
>
>> ...hard hitting the gta04
>>
>> It's in Italian language
>>
>> http://www.mobilejournal.net/produttori/openphoenux-2804-lo-smartphone-opensource-vale-749-euro-11911
>
> Tnx for the link!
>
> I have used Google translation and hope that I did understand it  
> correctly...
>
> Well, they argue a little like that e.g. a Ferrari isn't worth its price  
> if you take the value of the metal, leather and other components.
> And it has not its value because there are cheaper cars which give you  
> more comfortable driving and space for your family...
>
> They are right that the price is high. They simply forget production  
> cost for small batches and compare to the price of
> mass production under unknown working conditions in unknown production  
> sites. This is similar to what drives the
> Ferrari to its high cost. AFAIK, they are hand made.
>
> The key problem is getting down the price. And the only way is to get to  
> bigger production batches.
>
> We can moan about that (like this article) or do something...
>
> Nikolaus


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