wrath of khan said:
Zenbot said:
Yes, please. I would be happy to receive one of these first brave new machines, warts and all -- as Craigix said, as long as the controls work, it's all gravy for me.
However, when the cases are perfected, I would like the option to be able to buy a properly finished case -- say $20? $50? -- whatever's fair to cover costs.
And folks, I wouldn't take this as a sign of resignation from the Pandora team. It's an excellent way for the most enthusiastic (read: impatient) among us to get playing and happily spread the word about this. Call it the open beta, or the pre-launch launch; either way, it's not a bad way to generate buzz.
I wonder though would an imperfect pandora give a bad impression to potential buyers when they see them.
Would any reviews pick up on this too i wonder
Good point. But I would hope that since people have to explicitly volunteer to be one of The 500, and they would do so under full disclosure of the current cases' flaws, that any reviews published by this group would in fairness acknowledge that this is more like a "preview version," not unlike what reporters at tech / gaming sites routinely receive.
Of course, there's always bound to be some who are simply impatient and unwilling to accept neither more delays nor imperfect cases.
I believe the good word of mouth from thoughtful early adopters will outweigh the bad words caused by further delays. (Dammit.)