disclaimer: please bypass this one if you do not enjoy some nonsense Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Yamandu Ploskonka <yamap...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ROFL!!! >> żte tragaste un payasito? >> > > This is not a forum for trolling. And do take note that this work... > is serious work for a lot of us. Not for you clearly. > Hopefully this forum is not for vaporware either. I have no interest or intention to be unnecessarily obnoxious, this case was a clear exception :-)
> I don't think you know much about the strange dynamics of > manufacturing electronics. Niiiice ! a reference to arcane "misterios". And it is me who you call to order... > If you did, you'd be looking for more > information about what these people are doing. It is incredibly hard > to get good pricing, unless you cheat somehow. It's called sourcing in China. Everybody is doing it. It works by finding people who will work for low wages in a highly regimented society. Even do-gooders prefer it tahtw ay > And there are many ways > of cheating. > no comment > If you are curious, maybe you should contact those suppliers and ask > them if they have a limited stock or whether they can build them at > that price, and on what conditions -- cash up-front? how long before > delivery? Is the price FOB, and at which port? > if *I* am curious? My wonder, why aren't *you* curious? That information is available to anyone through Alibaba.com actually the conditions are pretty straightforward, but vary a bit amongst suppliers. If this goes on I might put a link > A usual trick in many markets where stock is expensive (and "short > lived" as 'hot electronics' are) is to get a good profit on the early > sales (when the product is hot), and then dump the remaining stock > (sometimes below cost) at the end of the sales cycle. > Hmm, I heard Uruguay got a very good deal out of G1G1 v2 Is that what you are referring to ? > I don't know how the technique is called, but I've seen it in action > since I was around 14 years old, and bought my computer parts at the > tail end of it :-) > Congratulations > I think I don't, when *I* think I get in trouble > the battery we ship is for anyone to buy from the suppliers -- > How could anyone get that information ? Who would know? What suppliers? what price, and on what conditions -- cash up-front? how long before delivery? Is the price FOB, and at which port? I *am* curious... > but they'll have to bring the whole machine down in consumption > radically for our battery is very low power. And that takes real > engineering. Screen -- it's not "ours" I suspect (but I don't know for > a fact). > > Ahem, apparently then it's no Pixel Qi's either, so who knows... me neither, sorry > > m > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep