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20k is nothing ... for direct phone sales.

It's a lot of F-22 fighters, though. And a lot of Christmas hams for one family (but not a nation).

How many times do 20k customers pool millions of dollars to go towards the development of a phone?

20k people willing to pay $800 per phone is a tiny market.

20k people who care enough to pledge $800 towards development of something that doesn't exist is a huge group of passionate early adopters.



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