Commodore USA - more delays? You're kidding?

[haywirepc]

At the risk of starting another shitstorm...
 
Now the website says late may early june delivery for the 3 products they are apparently taking pre-orders for.
 
http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_Store.aspx
 
Another delay. Said mid april before. I can't wait to see the 30 million dollar ad campaign on airing on "major networks". Was supposed to air last christmas, but then these computers were supposed to start selling a year ago, or well, that was other computers then.
 
I'm going to go buy a tron dvd. I was buying one soon anyway, I'm curious to see if the compusa ad is in all dvds or if they just paid to have their warez peddled in a very small number of dvds.
 
Maybe someone from there will clarify, were the ads in every tron legacy dvd, or just some of them?
 
No one from CUSA clarified yet if they have permission to use the tron legacy footage in their ad, or just used it without permission yet.
 
I think Franko reported them to disney. Thats funny.
 
Steven

[mongo]

They can't even deliver products that they aren't manufacturing on time.

On launch, the Vic models said they would be delivered in three weeks.

All the hype generated by the Tron DVD will be long forgotten by the time they actually have products ready to ship.

[A1260]

did the tv ad air at all? i have not seen on the tv yet...

[commodorejohn]

*golf clap*

[Darrin]

What is the production capacity of a single 3D printer?

[haywirepc]

Its like having a t-shirt printing business with only one heat press. Sure, you can make thousands of shirts, but its going to take forever.
 
Steven

[digitex]

At the risk of starting another shitstorm...
 
Now the website says late may early june delivery for the 3 products they are apparently taking pre-orders for.
 
http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_Store.aspx
 
Another delay. Said mid april before. I can't wait to see the 30 million dollar ad campaign on airing on "major networks". Was supposed to air last christmas, but then these computers were supposed to start selling a year ago, or well, that was other computers then.
 
I'm going to go buy a tron dvd. I was buying one soon anyway, I'm curious to see if the compusa ad is in all dvds or if they just paid to have their warez peddled in a very small number of dvds.
 
Maybe someone from there will clarify, were the ads in every tron legacy dvd, or just some of them?
 
No one from CUSA clarified yet if they have permission to use the tron legacy footage in their ad, or just used it without permission yet.
 
I think Franko reported them to disney. Thats funny.
 
Steven

from the official Disney TRON website:

http://disney.go.com/tron/index_flash.html#/partners

[haywirepc]

yes that means you bought a spot to have your printed ad included in a dvd case. It dosn't mean they gave you permission to use their movie footage in an ad for your computer, or on your website.
 
And NO the ad has not been seen anwhere but their own website yet.
 
Steven

[Franko]

It Disney wurk like rat...

Oh joy... another thread where "they who shall remain nameless" crops up (yet again)...

Wonder what drivel I can post in here, been a bit bored lately so this should liven things up a wee bit...

In the meantime, lets just say...

Wibble...

[haywirepc]

Come on Franko, you can do better than that!
 
Steven

[number6]

@thread

Several days ago an update was written outlining the current status of the 64x. It's worth a read.


http://www.commodore-amiga.org/forum/27-commodore-usa/3380-re-c64x?lang=en#3399

#6

[Franko]

Oh good... Barry boys back... wassa matter Barry old bean not enough pre orders to keep you busy running you wee business and so you have to revert to Amiga forums for something to do, even though we are not your target market... :lol:

Notice you were to busy to appear on Amiga Round Table when invited, not got the bottle too speak live to your critics, I'd have thought you'd have plenty of time to appear as you don't seem to be actually producing anything other than hot air...

[haywirepc]

That was worth a read, especially this :
 
"Motorola believes the C64x mold is progressing well and getting completed in a week or two."
 
"I think it will be a moving experience to see the C64 coming down the conveyor belt like in the old days. "
 
1) Now they are saying motorola is making the cases?
 
2) Do they even HAVE an assembly line?
 
Leo is funny. I wonder if the stickers fell off his commodore pc yet.
 
Steven

[Darrin]

That was worth a read, especially this :
 
"Motorola believes the C64x mold is progressing well and getting completed in a week or two."
 
"I think it will be a moving experience to see the C64 coming down the conveyor belt like in the old days. "
 
1) Now they are saying motorola is making the cases?
 
2) Do they even HAVE an assembly line?
 
Leo is funny. I wonder if the stickers fell off his commodore pc yet.
 
Steven

I believe that it may have been a typo.  Our very own "Motorollin" pre-ordered a C64x so he automatically became the "Director of Production".  He was then mailed a 3D printer and is now busy in his bedroom churning out hundreds and thousands of cases.  Well, he's actually been at it for a week and has 21 cases so far (minus the one he stepped on).  The bad news is that Office Depot ran out of the "Diarrhea Brown" shade of printer plastic so he's having to make do with "Bile Green" instead.

[mongo]

That was worth a read, especially this :
 
"Motorola believes the C64x mold is progressing well and getting completed in a week or two."
 
"I think it will be a moving experience to see the C64 coming down the conveyor belt like in the old days. "
 
1) Now they are saying motorola is making the cases?
 
2) Do they even HAVE an assembly line?
 
Leo is funny. I wonder if the stickers fell off his commodore pc yet.
 
Steven

http://1prototype.com/index.html