BFL rewarding Jalapeno orders at the expense of LS/S/MR orders - page 4.

wrenchmonkey

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I don't understand what you're asking for, I guess. The LS/S/MR aren't available to ship. They're still working on those. Are you suggesting that they shouldn't be shipping any product out, just because they can't ship everything?

I get that it sucks that the other models aren't ready, but there are WAAAAY more Jalapeno orders than there are of anything else, so it just makes sense to start filling the queue that they're able to fill, while they work toward completing the other products in their line. It's a shitty situation, but what justification is there for punishing the bulk of their customers who ordered Jalapenos?

This sounds an awful lot like a conversation I heard between one of my friends and his daughter recently:

[In tears] "Dad, *sob* my *sob* balloon *sob* popped."
"I'm sorry that happened, sweetie"
"Yeah, well *sob* Emma's balloon isn't *sob* popped, and it's *sob* not fair!"
"What do you think would be fair?"
"We *sniffle* need to pop HER balloon too!"

Cheesy

Bicknellski

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Do they have LS/S and MR's?

Not like they have shipped them since they don't have any working right?

Bitsaurus

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Well at the very least they should let these "disadvantaged" users be able to add a little more umph to their order. I'm not advocating letting a Single owner be able to double his/her order,but maybe allow them to tack on a 7GH unit to their 50/60GH unit.

It was mentioned many times by LS/S/MR owners that BFL could offer a free Bitforce 5 for their delay but I doubt BFL customers will ever see anything free.

At the least they should be given the opportunity to supplement their hashrate like the Jalapeno people are doing.

echris1

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Yeah, I was actually just thinking the same thing. I actually upgraded my two jalapeno orders to a little single, and people past my order date are now getting their jalapenos. I don't really care how, I just want my 30gh of asic, I'll gladly take 6 jalapenos to get to that.

Bitsaurus

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Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't BFL massively rewarding purchasers of Bitforce 5 (previously Jalapenos) at the expense of people who have Little Single/Single/Minirigs ordered.

-Consider that some early Bitforce 5 recipients who may have orders placed after LS/S/MR orders have been mining for up to a month now
-Consider that BFL is now allowing optional upgrading from 5GH to 7GH for the Bitforce 5 - 2GH/s for $100 or so which is much less than the same power from ASICMiner. LS/S/MR have not been given the option to buy any additional power.
-Bitforce 5/7 early recipients may possibly see a return of their initial BTC payment if they ordered in the first week. LS/S/MR owners with equally early orders will have decreasing chance for that return as each day passes.

I'm surprised that more LS/S/MR owners aren't protesting this one sided bonus for people who happened to order the "right" item.

July Bitforce 5 orders are now shipping (unknown if shipping with 7GH upgrade option as yet) and still not a single LS/S/MR owner from 6/23/12 has received a working unit.

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