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    Questions, Curiosities Re: the Business-end of Open-Pandora

    I agree, although I was thinking in terms of the conditions in "1" being met. As with any company willing to hire a firm, you need a product (and plenty of items in stock) if you want to start selling it to Joe Schmoe. I would say it's a rare thing to find people willing to buy a product before...
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    Questions, Curiosities Re: the Business-end of Open-Pandora

    I do agree that it *could* go against the foundations of OP (that is, the values which make open-source projects so great), however: If you're referring to pressure in terms of sales, or as Prometheus pointed out, the chances of this investor playing dictator, and twisting Pandora into some sort...
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    Pandora Vs. The Hard Sell

    I've been thinking of making the leap and buying a Pandora, ever since the first-of-the-first batch arrived at some doorsteps (yes, I've been anonymously scouring the forums for several months now). However, committing to a flexible deadline doesn't quite sit well with me, regardless of all the...
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    Questions, Curiosities Re: the Business-end of Open-Pandora

    As a web developer, I know through pain and suffering that a client's deadline is a deadline is a deadline; I've faced enough repercussions (everything short of a syndicate), to avoid the bad news at all costs. I also know, in further dealings with businesses, there are many ways to mitigate...
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