I can say this preorders out to Nov = shaky
But no discounts offered on the Nov = WTF
This is wrong and looks bad see below same price for sept order and same price for nov order.
But no discounts offered on the Nov = WTF
This is wrong and looks bad see below same price for sept order and same price for nov order.
I guess in the crypto world we have become used to how the various ASIC miner manufacturers have done their pricing for pre-orders, and consider that "normal." Given that the ASICs are not particularly flexible in what they can mine, perhaps it's necessary to even out the order flow and entice new orders to keep the manufacturing lines busy and the coin rolling in.
Seems SQRL has opted for a different approach to pricing their offerings. Time will tell which method is the right one, or if there is room for different pricing models based on the flexibility of the mining hardware being offered for sale.
Alternatively - instead of a million conspiracy theories you could see that the price of components is only going up and most are extremely constrained right now, and building these things doesnt magically go down in cost in November. There isnt some huge profit margin to discount things just because you feel they should be discounted further out.
If you dont want it - dont buy it. If youre skeptical, wait till the review units go out. It really is pretty simple. There is a massive amount of effort and activity behind making these, and the software, and the logistics. I welcome someone else here to step into that for even a day. We are regularly at the mercy of Xilinx and component supplies in the global supply chain as well.
Were awaiting actual production line roll off starting next week, and some verification time after that to ensure that all is going smoothly. Exactly on-time.