Asus To Create The "first" Community Based Computer

[MonkeyChops]

oh yea? well your just a big meany-pants, poisonedv.

I was under the impression that the pandora was origional in being so democratic in their development from start to finish. guess I was wrong. did the gp2x have votes on what hardware to include and things like control layout?

you can bet that if the pandora is as successful as I think it will be that other companies will try to ride the wave the pandora creates. perhaps its to soon to accuse asus of doing this but on the otherhand it's possible.

btw, i'll be first in line to buy such spinoffs.

 

[geise69]

Who knows. They might make something and have it out before the Pandora.




Of course I kid....

 

[tazg]

copying an open-source idea

Open-source ideas are supposed to be copied. That's why they're open-source. The bad part is when big companies crap all over them and stamp the word "innovative" on it.

 

[PoisonedV]

oh yea? well your just a big meany-pants, poisonedv.

I was under the impression that the pandora was origional in being so democratic in their development from start to finish. guess I was wrong. did the gp2x have votes on what hardware to include and things like control layout?

you can bet that if the pandora is as successful as I think it will be that other companies will try to ride the wave the pandora creates. perhaps its to soon to accuse asus of doing this but on the otherhand it's possible.

btw, i'll be first in line to buy such spinoffs.

i never said the pandora DIDN'T do that (which, well, it doesn't to the degree some people like to say) i'm saying its not the first product to do this, and its certainly not the first time someone had the idea. the website is entirely different anyway- this is worth1000 for custom built pc setups, and theres going to be several over time... it's nothing like the pandora

 

[daveski]

It hardly looks like a 'community' project. Sure, they're listening to the community, but any forum for discussion (pun intended) would be too small an implementation for a relatively large company like Asus.

Don't they actually need a community first before this could be a community project? If this is just a public page where anyone can bung ideas in, then it is more like Dell's IdeaStorm.

Hey, why pay some company to come up with new ideas when you can just open up a public forum and wait for a decent idea to come in?

I hope this does come up with something different and interesting.

 

[Ryuu]

It hardly looks like a 'community' project. Sure, they're listening to the community, but any forum for discussion (pun intended) would be too small an implementation for a relatively large company like Asus.

Don't they actually need a community first before this could be a community project? If this is just a public page where anyone can bung ideas in, then it is more like Dell's IdeaStorm.

Hey, why pay some company to come up with new ideas when you can just open up a public forum and wait for a decent idea to come in?

I hope this does come up with something different and interesting.


i agree completely this is just a gimmick. People have been doing this on reseller websites in the computer customization section of the site for ages like sager for example http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=29175 XD atleast i have


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beat that in a laptop now i just need to win the lottery.

 

[jakewastaken]

beat that in a laptop now i just need to win the lottery.

The unit includes an Unique Dual Programable Gaming Buttons - Two completely user definable buttons to allow ultimate control over your gaming experience.

Oh man, those buttons are the shit. This is going to revolutionize portable gaming machines. :rolleyes:

 

[Ryuu]

beat that in a laptop now i just need to win the lottery.

The unit includes an Unique Dual Programable Gaming Buttons - Two completely user definable buttons to allow ultimate control over your gaming experience.

Oh man, those buttons are the shit. This is going to revolutionize portable gaming machines. :rolleyes:

:lol: but the laptop itself is a beast on a leash

EDIT: translation was too literal

 

[EmuGuy]

copying an open-source idea

Open-source ideas are supposed to be copied. That's why they're open-source. The bad part is when big companies crap all over them and stamp the word "innovative" on it.


Exactly...which is why I said I've no beef with them doing it:

But yeah, that's cool, I've no beef with them copying an open-source idea.

Quoted for truth...just don't want it to look like I'm an idiot when I'm clearly not.