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anidel 2009-11-09 11:35
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
The "heavily discounted" is not an excuse. We got the 770, N800 and N810 for 99€ with the Developer Discount Program (not via Forum Nokia though) and it came all the way with the region specific warranty (i.e. 2 years in Italy for example).

Anyway, the DDP program page states up to 2 devices per company and states also no warranty and states VAT excluded.
But we know the price seems to be final, thus the VAT part doesn't apply to the N900, we know also that we can buy up to ONE device (it's stated in the N900 page itself)... so may be also the WARRANTY part does not apply to the N900.

I've emailed them and waiting for an answer.
If Quim could also shed some light, that would be great.

Aniello

anidel 2009-11-09 11:38
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Venomrush (Post 369427)
Simple explanation, because it's heavily discounted..offering full standard warranty means people ordering through DDP will resell the device.
The T&C on the DDP sites specifically states that you are NOT allowed to resell the device before 6 months time.

lma 2009-11-09 11:43
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
Also from the same page:

Quote:
As you are buying the device(s) for professional use, you agree that the sale of device(s) is not subject to any legislation (such as Distance Selling Directive) governing the consumer transactions.
and there's an NDA to sign as well. While I appreciate the offer by Forum Nokia, it's clearly aimed at commercial entities that hope to make money from the platform instead of the hobbyist who wants to improve it so for me personally the attached strings and risk are not worth it and I'm going to have to decline.

Which of course makes me appreciate the Maemo Devices loaner program so much more :-)

johnkzin 2009-11-09 11:52
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
It showed up on my eStore page as well. But I wont be ordering for a few weeks*.

I don't mind the lack of warranty. Well, let me re-state ... it _might_ cause me to not buy it, after I think about it for a bit, but I don't feel any harsh feelings about it -- it is what it is. The terms of the discount has strings. So be it. I'm glad someone noticed it so that I'm definitely informed if I decide to buy, though.

(* thanks to a weird billing mistake somewhere else, I'll have some unexpected "found money" in about 4 weeks, so it's a matter of how I want to buy the device... but, that said, the one hangup I still have about the N900 is "keeping the N900's Contacts and Calendar in sync with Google Contacts and Calendar"; that will likely make the difference between whether I buy, or not)

lorelei 2009-11-09 13:34
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by lma (Post 369458)
and there's an NDA to sign as well. While I appreciate the offer by Forum Nokia, it's clearly aimed at commercial entities that hope to make money from the platform instead of the hobbyist who wants to improve it so for me personally the attached strings and risk are not worth it and I'm going to have to decline.

Which of course makes me appreciate the Maemo Devices loaner program so much more :-)
I suspect that the NDA part (and maybe also the warranty part, hopefully) is standard boilerplate text for the more general Developers Programs for other platforms. I vaguely remember Quim stating that they used Forum Nokia as a convenient way to sell the devices to the developers (most of the e-store framework being already there)...

fpp 2009-11-09 14:48
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by debernardis (Post 369294)
This morning I have been greeted by the availability of the "Discounted Devices Program: N900" on my forum.nokia.com page :)
I've ordered :) :) :) (fingers crossed) and my credit card has been instantly billed :D
Wasn't the DDP Team supposed to send us another mail to alert us when that happened ?... Nora is such a tease :-)

penguinbait 2009-11-09 14:55
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
Do these coupons still expire at end of the year? Or has that date been pushed back too?

With Christmas coming, I don't think I will be able to use this until mid-january.

TA-t3 2009-11-09 15:23
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpp (Post 369708)
Wasn't the DDP Team supposed to send us another mail to alert us when that happened ?...
oh, that's right -- I hope it wasn't premature to order already. Hm.

debernardis 2009-11-09 15:54
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpp (Post 369708)
Wasn't the DDP Team supposed to send us another mail to alert us when that happened ?... Nora is such a tease :-)
I couldn't help with it :o

anidel 2009-11-09 15:56
Re: N900 device program for maemo.org developers and contributors
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by penguinbait (Post 369715)
Do these coupons still expire at end of the year? Or has that date been pushed back too?

With Christmas coming, I don't think I will be able to use this until mid-january.
+1, I strongly hope so.


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