Jolla Tablet was once a crowdfunded marvel. Now, it’s turned into a nightmare for the Finnish company behind it and a letdown for a lot of its Indiegogo supporters.
Jolla Tablet had raised $380,000 in just over two hours. At the end of 2015, the company said that only some of its first-day backers on its Indiegogo campaign would ultimately receive a tablet. For everyone else, they’ll have to settle for a Jolla tablet refund.
$config[code] not foundCompany co-founder and chairman Antti Saarnio announced in a company blog post that there is no way Jolla will be able to produce as many tablets necessary to meet orders taken on Indiegogo and through the company’s website.
The Jolla Tablet was designed in Finland by a group of former developers from Nokia’s mobile division promised to be hot.
The tablet was to feature a minimalist, sleek design, without intrusive buttons. The corners were supposed to be curved to give it a shape that you would love holding.
It would also run the “people-powered” Sailfish OS and also support both Android and Sailfish apps.
不幸的是，这家总部位于芬兰的公司陷入了麻烦，使他们取消了平板电脑计划。
什么地方出了错？
首先，该公司面临财务困境，他们必须在去年11月申请债务重组。该公司还不得不暂时解雇其大部分员工，这使得平板电脑的未来不稳定且不确定。
该公司最终能够获得平板电脑的资金，但该公司的财务困境加上供应商的延误对其供应链造成了巨大损失。
今年1月，Jolla说一些支持者毕竟不会得到他们的平板电脑。该公司在10月份能够运送少量平板电脑，但此后一直处理供应商和财务问题。
Saarnio还证实，只有少数支持者会获得平板电脑，因为此时该公司只计划运送540个单位。该过程计划于2月开始。他补充说，其他支持者应该期待退款。但他们也需要耐心等待，因为Jolla平板电脑退款流程可能需要长达一年的时间。
“Jolla旨在退还总捐款，包括运费和所有配件。由于财政限制，这将分两部分进行：退款的一半将在2016年第一季度完成，另一半在一年内完成，我们的财务状况允许，“Saarino写道。
看到Jolla平板电脑项目沾沾自喜，这是一种耻辱，但这种情况应该成为众筹中固有风险的重要提醒。
无法保证成功资助的项目会取得成功。在这种情况下，投资者应该自己很幸运，所涉及的公司专注于退还所有投入的资金 - 即使需要一点时间。
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