Still i don't understand why we are forced to take the boards and chips when there are other options.
As Avalon has stated gen2 has the same footprint & pinout as the gen1 chips. As soon as those release people will want boards.
Why not just refund the chips and hold the boards for gen2? People that want gen2 chips can hold their order until the new chips are delivered. And people that don't want to the hold the board for themselves could wait for a new gen2 customer to buy a board @ technobit after which refunds can be made.
This option wouldn't hurt you in funds and could actually be of benefit since you now have boards in stock for quick assembly of gen2.
Sure, there is no garantuee all boards would be bought by new customers. But at least a good portion of this GB could get refunded eventually.
Everybody can get their chips refunded this way. I'd rather wait several months for a refund on the boards then having no chip refund at all. It beats having to wait three weeks for the boards to arrive lowering the ROI even further.