On Wednesday 17 December 2008 02:36, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:31:01 -0800 "Sargun Dhillon" <xbmodder > +openm...@gmail.com> babbled: > > you might want to read this: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect > > this killed an entire company - it ceased to exist. again. regardless of > what you want - it makes no business sense to go parading around the next > gen device before its ready to ship if you have an existing one. so you'll > have to probably just sit and wait. :)
Totally true, except for the fact that it didn't happen... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/20/no_osborne_effect_at_osborne/ Linked on that wikipedia page... Regardless, there may well be a Reverse Osborne Effect as well, I bought a Freerunner, but right now I probably wouldn't buy one again, but wait for the GTA03. If there was a definitive statement telling me that would take at least an other year to get done I might just buy a GTA02. And ofcourse there is the 'spend-money-only-once' syndrom, does it really matter if I buy a GTA02, or a GTA03 if I will never buy both anyway? People with plenty of money to spend on gadgets probably won't wait, people wo will wait probably won't by both anyway. But than again, I know nothing about marketing... AVee -- With/Without - and who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? -- Pink Floyd _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community