DroneB Dev said:its because first units where sold on the loss.
that was done to attract early adopters
now they need to recover from red numbers and start profiting something.
dont fix what isnt broken! you just made and extra annotation!.Butterman said:DroneB Dev said:its because first units where sold on the loss.
that was done to pay part of development feesAND was done to attract early adopters
now they need to recover from red numbers and start profiting something.
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Mr B said:Actually, i think i read early on that the price was set after figuring out actual costs, and as the project went on parts changed and further development cost more cash. Combine that with the dipp in economy everywhere but china, it all adds up to a new higher price. And, as more and more units are produced prices should in theory go down, so at around batch ten or so it might be less then the 330 the first batchers paid. On the other hand, at current speed, batch ten will be somewhere around when hell freezes over... No, I'm not suggesting it wont make it to batch ten, it may very well. But i don't see it as happening in the next year or so, and after that the hardware simply will be to slow compared to whats "out there". When it was planed, it was ahead of everything. Now when it's finally here it is on par, or slightly below par in performance. In a year, i just don't see it as anything anyone would spend more then 50-100 bucks on, at most. And that simply wont cover costs. I just hope They make enough cash to make a second generation by then, and that the experience from this one hasn't scared them enough not to go ahead and make a new unit...
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DroneB Dev said:dont fix what isnt broken! you just made and extra annotation!.Butterman said:DroneB Dev said:its because first units where sold on the loss.
that was done to pay part of development feesAND was done to attract early adopters
now they need to recover from red numbers and start profiting something.
fixed
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Yeah I kind of doubt it <_<MonkeyChops said:Craig said $339 like 2 years ago, don't know if that still hold water though...
I wouldn't be suprised if it was close to that number.TylerAW said:Well the price wont go to 400 dollars US will it?
TylerAW said:How can it possible go up 70 bucks?!
TylerAW said:That is just insane 400 with shipping means 424-435 dollars.
