The recent comments on the Mycroft kickstarter [0], which was funded four years ago, indicate that the company is shipping preorders. However, only 10% of the units are going to their backers. Instead they are selling the units to new customers. If you are backer 2000, they might not fulfill your order for years to come, based on the production rate quoted there by their new CEO.
This is not a viable way to treat your original, most ebthusiatic customers. They will go on forums like HN and bitterly complain, warning other potential customers not to invest in a company that clearly does not respect its users.
This is not a viable way to treat your original, most ebthusiatic customers. They will go on forums like HN and bitterly complain, warning other potential customers not to invest in a company that clearly does not respect its users.
[0] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-m...