06-28-2021, 03:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-28-2021, 04:08 PM by Dog House Dave.)
(06-24-2021, 04:53 PM)Zebulon Walton Wrote: An old joke that seems appropriate...
Q: What's the difference between a computer salesman and a used car salesman?
A: The used car salesman knows when he's lying to you.
... An't that the truth...(06-25-2021, 12:29 AM)Trbl Wrote:(06-24-2021, 01:15 PM)Dog House Dave Wrote: “Hello sir, I can do you an unbeatable deal on your next phone purchase…”
“Yes sir, we have all the iPhones you could want…”
“Yes sir, I will see if we have them in stock (30 seconds silence while she googles it) ...yes sir, we have them in stock…”
“Yes sir… PinePhone by Pine64… we have those…”
“Yes sir… if you’d like to confirm your payment details we will have it delivered to you by tomorrow afternoon…”
Why did I read that in an indian accent?
... Well, it's funny you should say that...(06-25-2021, 01:36 AM)ryo Wrote: I'm not sure about foreign countries, but over here we have specialized stores for video games, music CDs, video DVDs, comics, novels etc made by small independent creators that mainstream stores will never want to sell.
It's a booming market, but at the same time niche on all fronts.
I think we have stores like that for hardware as well, though not as widespread.
But those types of stores might be the types of stores Pine64 and Purism (and PC makers like System76) could work out a deal with.
... The Carphone Warehouse are about as mainstream as you can get... probably the largest mobile cell phone retailer in the UK, as well as being one of the oldest (pretty sure they started in the last 80's when phones were so big you needed a car to carry one).
... And I too, am not sure about foreign countries (I'm guessing you are based in Japan ...forgive me if I got that wrong), but over here in the UK we are used to being lied to by retailers, service providers, politicians... well, pretty much everyone really... just so long as they get your money. They'll promise you the world... but once you've signed on the dotted line, you'll more often than not find they sold you a dude and you then have to spend weeks chasing them for what they promised you or your money back. 
... She had no idea what a PinePhone was, but she wasn't going to let a little detail like that get in the way.