• Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Do you even know why you’re saying that? Physical goods that need to be manufactured and delivered are literally exactly what you should be pre-ordering

    • Ulrich@feddit.org
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      2 days ago

      Physical goods are no different in that when you pre-order something you really have no idea what you’re getting. You’re counting on the reputation of the company to deliver on their claims. Which is often a bad idea.

    • ulterno@programming.dev
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      2 days ago

      It would make a lot of sense to the company trying to decide how large their production run should be.

      For the customer, it only really makes sense if they are getting something out of it, like immunity to possible price hikes at launch.

      I don’t pre-order, but then, I am a late stage buyer, so it doesn’t really apply to me.