Re: Some info about the Repeater mk2 (not much, though :)

[Jeff Shirkey <jcshirke@midway.uchicago.edu>]

>
> fare enough, but I'd point the finger at the mail order music  
> supply shops
> of the world like the vaunted Alto Music, who took your money or  
> someone
> else's, not Electrix, they aren't seeing a penny of that money I'd  
> wager.
> And shame on those same retailers who took your money knowing  
> electrix's
> history of late delivery.

Maybe. I see both sides of the issue. Sounds like you have quite a  
bit of direct experience with these issues, so I'll defer to you on  
this one. But I don't think that the retailer I ordered through was  
out to get my money knowing that Electrix couldn't deliver. I suppose  
I put the blame *more* on Electrix than you apparently do. They are  
the ones who announced the products and gave the retailers estimated  
ship dates, after all.
But I still see your point.

>
> Don't get your hopes up, and realize that companies like this are  
> not about
> announcing their cash flow issues, software issues, EU code issues or
> otherwise.

True. Then they should have been much more cautious about announcing  
their new product line. But that only goes to your point about how  
they may be poor business people, no matter how good their intentions  
and no matter how good they may be at the imaginative/creative end of  
things.

Personally I'm not worked up about this. If I get a new Repeater,  
great. If I don't, that's okay too. And, at some point, I'll have to  
decide if I want my $150 down payment back. The only reason I haven't  
gotten the refund yet is because I fear that *if* they should finally  
start shipping, I'd then be left out. In other words, better to keep  
my place in line than not. Shrug...

Jeff