can you pay them in bitcoin? no? that's the answer. also, I think this device is overpriced
That's the weirdest part about 21's project: it can only be bought on Amazon, who don't even accept BTC.
For a mainstream audience, this is positive. But they won't shell out $400 to get nearly nothing in return.
I think it's a smart business move on their end. Most people still don't know/understand bitcoin. So they pitch the "First Bitcoin Computer" to a wide audience on Amazon and make it easy to pay. I'd venture that 95% of folks that see it aren't comparing it to a Bitcoin Miner that is always associated with ROI. Most shoppers never shop for electronics with the ROI mentality.
So then it just becomes a sales pitch to the un-informed but curious shopper. And it's a good pitch for those outside the dome. Backed by respected VCs. Something that can just be plugged in and generates "money" when it's on. Brilliant!
This will sell like hotcakes and make investors loads of money. It's not geared to the 5% of us in the bitcoin dome, it's for all the other
suckers buyers out there that want an easy money tree that doesn't need water. Who cares if it will never grow past a blip in the dirt.
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