End of my frustation

USvER wrote:

 

Some citations:

 

 

"You will be able to buy a Raspberry Pi from the end of February, from this website."

"We have no plans for preorders."

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/633

 

This is taken out of context. "We are adequately funded and will not take preorders", was indeed a frequent statement. But, it was a reference to the practice of taking preorders and possibly a down payment), for a product that is not yet produced. Taking preorders for a product that has been produced and is on its way is a totally different thing. And, if you want to be a pedant, you 'll then have to admit that the foundation didn't take any preorders - Farnell did.

USvER wrote:

 

"The good news is that this finally means we have a date for the first batch: the boards will be finished on February 20. Eben and I may be going to China to make sure that the boards can be brought up properly for that date if necessary. We’ll be airfreighting them to the UK immediately, so you should be able to buy them before the end of the month."

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/615

Did you notice the verb "should"? this verb is used to express probability, not certainty.

USvER wrote:

 

Some citations:

 

"Althrugh we are still waiting units to arrive from China you can start buying Raspberry Pi today."

What exactly is your issue with this? the use of "buying" instead of "preordering"? Yes, not an 100% accurate choice of verb, but the meaning is 100% clear if you read the entire sentence.

USvER wrote:

 

So... trickery... in the very last moment...

No trickery. Just a change of plans, which has been necessary as the release time approached and it became evident that the demand would be too high for the foundation to handle on its own. As far as I know, the foundation has not signed a contract with you. If they have, and went on to breach the terms of the contract, then by all means go on and sue them.

PS: Why wuld someone grownup go to the personal with kid(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem)

First of all, if you think you have been the victim of an ad hominem attack, this just means that you don't know the meanng of "ad hominem". People have been commenting on your behaviour.

So raspi is not for kids??? Ok... another discrimination...

Yes, Pis are targetted mainly at kids, but kids have no credit cards and are generally not allowed to conduct online transactions. So it is for grown ups to buy them and give them to their kids.

USvER wrote:

 

Some citations:

 

 

"You will be able to buy a Raspberry Pi from the end of February, from this website."

"We have no plans for preorders."

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/633

 

This is taken out of context. "We are adequately funded and will not take preorders", was indeed a frequent statement. But, it was a reference to the practice of taking preorders and possibly a down payment), for a product that is not yet produced. Taking preorders for a product that has been produced and is on its way is a totally different thing. And, if you want to be a pedant, you 'll then have to admit that the foundation didn't take any preorders - Farnell did.

USvER wrote:

 

"The good news is that this finally means we have a date for the first batch: the boards will be finished on February 20. Eben and I may be going to China to make sure that the boards can be brought up properly for that date if necessary. We’ll be airfreighting them to the UK immediately, so you should be able to buy them before the end of the month."

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/615

Did you notice the verb "should"? this verb is used to express probability, not certainty.

USvER wrote:

 

Some citations:

 

"Althrugh we are still waiting units to arrive from China you can start buying Raspberry Pi today."

What exactly is your issue with this? the use of "buying" instead of "preordering"? Yes, not an 100% accurate choice of verb, but the meaning is 100% clear if you read the entire sentence.

USvER wrote:

 

So... trickery... in the very last moment...

No trickery. Just a change of plans, which has been necessary as the release time approached and it became evident that the demand would be too high for the foundation to handle on its own. As far as I know, the foundation has not signed a contract with you. If they have, and went on to breach the terms of the contract, then by all means go on and sue them.

PS: Why wuld someone grownup go to the personal with kid(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem)

First of all, if you think you have been the victim of an ad hominem attack, this just means that you don't know the meanng of "ad hominem". People have been commenting on your behaviour.

So raspi is not for kids??? Ok... another discrimination...

Yes, Pis are targetted mainly at kids, but kids have no credit cards and are generally not allowed to conduct online transactions. So it is for grown ups to buy them and give them to their kids.