downix wrote:
Mai offered 400 at CES. Now, let's do things from how businesses actually work:
Sales offer is made.
between 3 to 10 business days later, the offer is accepted. Takes that long to make sure that you've got the back-end (that is, the April fix and plain Pegasos boards) ready.
Now, here's the fun part. Once accepted, then payment is made. Can take between 2 business days to 30 business days for a bank to process such a payment. Oh joy, oh rapture. Remind me why I love banks.
Then, Mai has 30 business days to deliver these chips. Usually takes less, but has that much time availible to them.
So, we're talking between a week to 3 months for them to get the Articia chips, depending on how the order goes, and half of the process is not under Mai's nor Genesi's control.
I don't know where in this process we're at, but I can ask for you.
I wonder if this PPC market can duplicate the business model and speed of delivery as mentioned in Michael Dell’s “Direct From Dell” book.
