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"Buy neo900???"

Better understand the definition of the word "Buy" first.

"Definition of the word "Buy" :
verb
verb: buy; 3rd person present: buys; past tense: bought; past participle: bought; gerund or present participle: buying

1.
obtain in exchange for payment.
"we had to find some money to buy a house"
synonyms: purchase, acquire, obtain, get, pick up; More
take, procure, pay for;
invest in;
get hold of, snatch up, snap up, grab, score
"they bought a new house"
antonyms: sell
pay someone to give up an ownership, interest, or share.
procure the loyalty and support of (someone) by bribery.
"here was a man who could not be bought"
be a means of obtaining (something) through exchange or payment.
"money can't buy happiness"
get by sacrifice or great effort.
"greatness is dearly bought"
make a profession of purchasing goods for a store or firm.
2.
informal
accept the truth of.
"I am not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means"

noun informal
noun: buy; plural noun: buys

1.
a purchase.
"the wine is a good buy at $3.49"
synonyms: purchase, investment, acquisition, gain; More
deal, value, bargain
"a good buy"
an act of purchasing something.
"out on a produce buy for the restaurant"



NONE of those examples come CLOSE to the situation of the neo900.
Let alone "Buying" one.

To "Buy" a neo900 would mean that it was or is being physically "ACQUIRED" for a form of payment.


The closest the neo900 comes to "buying" ...
is ....
"pre-buying"
In anticipation "OF" the COMPLETION of the future product.

And in the time line of "pre-buying" it is sadly lacking.

YEARS ago I "pre-bought" half a neo900 ....

So where is the neo900?

Take a good hard look my friend at this LAST updated timeline....from 1year and 3 days old.



So where is this magical neo900 that I can "buy"?

After ALMOST 4 years now...since it started... of support and belief in the project...even my patience is done.

I am glad I didn't "prebuy" the total cost!

When / If ever the project is declared dead...there is a good chance the "pre- order / investment in devel"
that all have put in ...that everyone has been "gaining interest on" ...will end up being a zero...in return ...or possible close to it..."sans the cost for work and parts on the project..." of course... and I understand time needs to be paid for ...others may not..
yet again...who knows?
Perhaps IF it fails there will be reasonable refunds..
Perhaps IF it succeeds there will FINALLY be a product to "Buy".

But...

Buy neo900???

Sorry man...it is a little late in the day to be a "booster" for the neo.

It's a little late to be handing out bowls of crap and trying to convince it is tasty chocolate pudding.
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1/2 - neo900 pre- "purchased" in 2013. N̶o̶w̶ ̶A̶w̶a̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶r̶e̶f̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶c̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶l̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶f̶e̶w̶ ̶y̶e̶a̶r̶s̶ - neo900 start up declared officially dead -
Lost invested funds.


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