[wellylug] OpenMoko distributor

Glen Ogilvie nelg at linuxsolutions.co.nz
Fri Jul 25 21:59:51 NZST 2008


Hi Jasper,

Are you aware that the is already a New Zealand group purchase underway.

http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GroupSales#New_Zealand

So, I guess the is some demand.

Glen

On Friday 25 July 2008, Jasper Bryant-Greene wrote:
> (My apologies if anyone receives more than one copy of this message due
> to being a member of several LUGs - the nature of this message is such
> that we want to get wide dispersal...)
>
> For anyone not familiar with the OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner, perhaps check
> out the wiki before reading this email. It's essentially an open-software,
> open-hardware smartphone running Linux by default.
>
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner
>
> We are considering becoming an official distributor of this phone. We
> would sell only in NZ, fulfil orders from locally-held stock, and provide
> knowledgeable local support.
>
> There is a reasonably significant initial investment required to become
> an OpenMoko distributor, and there is a lot of uncertainty around how
> popular the device will be, given its limited audience.
>
> Therefore, we would appreciate it if those who would purchase one or
> more OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner devices, assuming they were priced a
> reasonable amount below $600, would register their interest on the
> following page:
>
> http://www.openmoko.co.nz/
>
> Registration of interest on that page won't be considered any sort of
> commitment to purchase a device.
>
> The form does ask for your name and email address. We'd appreciate at
> least a name (so that we can make an informed call as to whether the
> submission is spam or not), and an email address will help us let you
> know if/when we're bringing them in, but if you're the paranoid sort,
> all the fields are optional :)
>
> Cheers
> Jasper Bryant-Greene
> Amiton Ltd


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