Quote from: bitbaker54 on December 19, 2013, 06:35:04 PM

I'm looking forward to VIPER. I hope Alpha Technology (AT) will consider doing something no other mining hardware manufacturer (that I know of) is doing - provide the option to purchase pre-orders through an escrow service.

This may require seeking venture capital or paying out-of-pocket to fund first batch manufacturing, but the benefits (in my opinion) would far outweigh those costs for legitimate businesses. By offering a purchase through escrow option, AT could:
- guarantee buyers a full refund if products/services are not delivered as promised. This should alleviate at least some concerns for potential buyers who are 'on the fence' and/or have been 'burned before' by companies that were either scams to begin with or just fell apart
- protect themselves from fraudulent chargebacks
- set a new gold standard for how mining manufacturers handle pre-orders

Everybody wins.

Going one step further, if AT offers a full one-year warranty (unlike Cointerra's 30 day warranty) and price reduction protection (several companies do this), that would seal the deal.

Fingers crossed.

It will be tough to out-do KnC. I pre-ordered one of their 1st gen ASICs and was generally very happy with the process. I really hope Alpha-T will emulate KnC's better practices...