right... We are doing the Flame to address these issues: better hardware, better update story so they are durable for developers. These are very decent devices, fast enough, front and back camera that will let you do video calls with webrtc, etc.
Oh, and you're flat wrong about the "no one buys them" and that could cost you a lot ;)
ah, you mean app devs. so it is even worse, i dont think app devs should buy the phone just for development. that is what the emulator is for. dont be like apple.
my complain is for gaia devs, etc. i dont think this phone will allow kernel hacking any easier than repurposing an android phone. or the awful current firefox phones, that still cant be easily bought...
it is 100% the same outcome as the current phones when they launched. why insist on a mistake? either go low tier with fully open specs and drivers, or go top tier to get US adoption, which then leads to mid tier adoption. starting wit mid tier, failing, and insisting on it a 4th time... this is just wrong any way you see it. that is way i assume it is a scam. someone is profiting from that. there is no other rational explanation.
Oh, and you're flat wrong about the "no one buys them" and that could cost you a lot ;)