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Re: [elektron] only 4 left:o

2003-09-15 by Andy Tarpinian

Well I ment it as before 1.0 came out in December, so it would still be in
beta. I'm talking like this month or next. Like another 100 units or
something, since these sold so fast.

On 9/15/03 6:05 PM, "Ben" <bdagnon@hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
>  Hey, selling it later at the same discount wouldn't be fair. Us
> beta testers are going to be the ones doing the hard work here. Our
> blood and sweat will be shed in the name of making this a better
> product for you and those to come. Some of us may even end up as
> martyrs for the MonoMachine cause.
>  Okay, I admit that's hyperbole. It would be nice to see some
> sporadic discounts for friends in the future. I think, though, it
> shouldn't be near the same as the "tester" discount and it would
> probably be better if limited to current owners of Elektron gear,
> though I guess for people who bought used or whatever it would be hard
> to prove. Mainly my point is that Elektron need to make a profit and
> throwing out discounts left and right isn't going to help them. The
> profits from the Sid brought the MD, the profits from the MD and Sid
> brought the MonoMachine, so hopefully the profits from the MonoMachine
> will eventually lead to another product in the future. So think of the
> money you spend on the MonoMachine as your way of contributing to the
> cause. Or not.
> 
>  - Ben
> 
> 
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Andy Tarpinian <evildead@n...>
> wrote:
>> I hope they do another 100(or more) for the friend price at some
> point. I'm
>> guessing that it wont be for sale to everyone at full price till
> December,
>> cuz that¹s when 1.0 comes out. I don't have the funds right now to
> get one,
>> but maybe between now and December I will, and it would be great to
> still be
>> able to get it at that price. As far as if it will be be good, just
> look at
>> the thing! no one would spend time on a great design like that and
> not have
>> the insides to back it up :)
> 
> 
> 
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