What is essentially proposed here is that there are two conditions that must be true to be considered non preorder. The first is don't participate in preorders in the past or future within reasonable timescales. The exact time period is entirely subjective as its not stated specifically, but its not really a problem.
I provide technical support for 2 companies - Bitmain and Canaan Creative. Neither of these contracts has any influence over company ratings.
Ok. You just admitted that you run a subjective and non-impartial Guide.
Let's continue with your
filthy lies:
Is there any evidence that Spondoolies wants to be a preorder company? They say no, but I was troubled as to what happened in the first generation and its something I discussed with them at the time.
What exactly troubled you in regards to their first gen miners?
When did they last take preorders? Probably Oct, but they were still delivering preordered units until December.
This is a BIG FAT LIE. SP-Tech never delivered preordered units in December. Let me repeat: BIG FAT LIE!
Have customers been negatively impacted by preorders? Yes. SP10's were preordered a sufficiently long period that there was unacceptable risk put on the consumer. SP30's were preordered far into the future and came in significantly under spec and late. SP31s came in under spec.
The amount of
lies in this quote is simply absurd. SP10 wasn't a pre-order product. The product was already developed when they made the announcement on the forum.
SP30/31 customers
were refunded to match the $/GH which they originally paid and the units were delivered on time. I was part of their first 2 batches and they weren't late. Nobody complained about them being late. Except you with your lies.
With all the want in the world, they just can't afford to run another generation without significant preorders, OR, significant investment.
SP-Tech already stated that they will not run a pre-order for their next gen, thus putting no risk on their consumer customers. They also stated that they will gladly accept investments, but from people who acknowledge the risk that they take. But this doesn't fall under "putting consumers at risk" since all investments carry a risk factor.
So by using the need for investment as penalty for their pre-order score is clearly bad intended and heavily subjective towards SP-Tech who isn't sponsoring you like BITMAIN.And just for the record, I have no problem with discussing issues when its posed in this fashion. No one is name calling and an adult discussion is proposed. Now if there is an issue we can talk it out and work out what to do next for the better of the community.
Please stop with this lousy political speech. You are doing this Guide for your own benefit, not for the community. The fact that you complain about the money makes it more than obvious.
3) What is my own agenda? Being called a liar and a thief by a CEO while maintaining a free community resource sure sounds like fun (^_^)?
MORE LIES! You do it for your own earnings by having affiliated links inside your guides. LIES LIES LIES!
4) Do you not think if I was so corrupt and anti-Spondoolies that you claim that maybe your company wouldn't be so high? Why would I have put 15 companies below yours if I was specifically targeting your company amongst all the others?
Because the rest have failed and stopped producing miners?
You preordered 'batches' of SP10 significantly into the future, while not far from release of SP10 were already preordering SP30s and SP10 + SP30 kits.
You are stumbling in your own lies dogie. Now I don't understand what exactly do you mean by pre-ordering. I thought the pre-ordering represents the ability to fund a new generation of miners. SP10 was already developed when SP-Tech came to this forum. There were no pre-orders for the SP10 in order to R&D the miners. There were only pre-orders for batches of miners just like BITMAIN has. There was NO RISK put towards the customers since the product and the specs were available when placing the order!
I have feel you aren't biased enough. Please be more BIASED towards your boss BITMAIN!