Wired.com Takes on Butterfly Labs?

[NutCoin]

Hi guys,

I was just reading a thread about the Butterfly Labs rig being a complete scam, but I couldn't filter through 50+ pages of conversation. I've just been reading this article - http://www.bitcoinpoker.org/news/wired-com-uses-light-bulb-processor-to-mine-bitcoin/ - about Wired.com taking on the Butterfly Lab rig for $274 and then making back $220 in just a few days. Seems a little too good to be true but I'm inclined to believe such a recognised brand?

Original Wired.com announcement - http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/butterfly_live/

[Inedible]

Didn't look like they took on BFL. It was waaaaay more positive than it was negative.

Heck I almost placed an order myself after reading it.

[Surpbitcoin]

Didn't look like they took on BFL. It was waaaaay more positive than it was negative.

Heck I almost placed an order myself after reading it.

If you order one now, you may get it before 2015, if you're lucky and if the stars line up just right, and if BFL stays open without get shut down for 1 of about 5 reasons I could name without even thinking too hard.

[NutCoin]

Really? They weren't using the BFL rig?

"It’s a live feed of the Bitcoin miner that the folks at Butterfly Labs shipped us last week."

Let me know man, I was the same as you and about to click 'buy'

[2weiX]

The world’s most popular digital currency really is nothing more than an abstraction. So we’re destroying the private key used by our Bitcon wallet.

WHAT

[Inedible]

The world’s most popular digital currency really is nothing more than an abstraction. So we’re destroying the private key used by our Bitcon wallet.

WHAT

He said he'd make our Bitcoins worth a smidge more.



 

[Raoul Duke]

The world’s most popular digital currency really is nothing more than an abstraction. So we’re destroying the private key used by our Bitcon wallet.

WHAT

He's awesome, isn't he?

bastard...

[CasinoBit]

Seems like they are really desperate to discredit Bitcoin, wonder what's the motive.

[Raoul Duke]

Seems like they are really desperate to discredit Bitcoin, wonder what's the motive.

They bought in at $240 and sold at $60 

[billotronic]

Seems like they are really desperate to discredit Bitcoin, wonder what's the motive.

They bought in at $240 and sold at $60 

At least they actually received one unlike the rest of us poor sods!

[evershawn]

Truth be told, BFL is blowing smoke a lot of the time and that's what they're catching flack for. They're saying what they have to say to get the pre-orders in and dealing with the fall out later. It's irresponsible but seems to be working out for them.

[chibit]

ehh i don't think BL will have anything for most customers until 2014.

[dementyev]

BFL = Bunch of shysters.

[pheaonix]

lol wired. getting a unit for free and then destroying the money it makes and discreditting bitcoin.

what the fuck.

[billotronic]

ehh i don't think BL will have anything for most customers until 2014.

Let's try to think happy thoughts...

[cryptopi]

I actually did order something off of BFL . Little SC.

[ruddick83]

have a bunch of consumers pay for development then make rigs and mine with them then release them whenever we want.  Great business model

[razlex]

as i much as i know it's a terrible idea.... i'd be lying if i said i haven't been tempted on several occasions to make an order....

[isaf00]

why couldn't they just donate them to charity

[narf46]

why couldn't they just donate them to charity

I'm getting the slightest tingling sensation from being on earth.. that greed and emotion drive the market and might make the world go round.