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Originally Posted by Chubulor
I just read the latest from the NI blog, and it appears they've modified the policy (again) to refer to it as a "restocking fee". The cancellation fee was present in yesterday's version. Of course, since they're charging immediately rather than waiting until shipment, I'm not sure how this doesn't amount to you being out of luck if they don't ship at all.
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Well, I'm assuming (and yes, I know what that means) that the "restocking fee" only applies if you actually ship the Adam back. If it never materializes, I would assume there's no re-stocking fee. Now if they don't ship on time and you decide you want to cancel your order, I have no idea what would happen. but I'm assuming everyone is above board and trying to do the right thing, which I know isn't always the case. (See, Chubulor, I'm trying to overcome my cynical nature.)
I remember seeing them talk about the difficulties they were having once the previous investors dropped it. I was pretty sure they got new ones, or so they said. Again, assuming they're telling us the truth.
But I'm optimistic. I think it will launch, and I think it will be on time. But now if I find that they ARE using preorder money to launch production and that there is, in fact, a cancellation fee instead of a restocking fee, then I will never do business with them. Both are sleazy business practices, imo. I'll go with a Win7 tablet.