Lip465 said:
Why doesnt this thread just get put on hold and have VXC just post updates on their website then the OMG NOt out YERT FUUUUU bit of this thread would get put out.
Are you saying all our threads here should be pristine, as in lean and mean, with every single poster up to date and no one posting anything 'unworthy'? If there is such a forum somewhere, I suspect that it has little activity, and/or is so heavily moderated that it would be doomed to eventual extinction. There has to be a balance, and that means allowing some off topic posts, and also dealing (nicely) with those who aren't willing to do a LOT of reading to get up to speed with what's going on currently.
This vape is going to get a new thread when production units start shipping, and it will be leaner than this one, with less off topic and repetitious posting allowed. But it won't be perfect and we're not gonna try and make it so. As with any product thread there'll still be posts you have to plow through and ignore.
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rastavape, you said this in your 1st post (2 months ago)- "i am a little confused as i have read a bit through this thread". Apparently you've still only read "a bit". Otherwise, you wouldn't (or at least shouldn't) still be confused about the delay. A lot of us aren't confused about it at all, since we know the story. They very much underestimated the time it would take to arrive at a release date. The company has admitted that numerous times. Issues with the vape, as far as heat sensor placement and insulation, had to be solved. There have been setbacks with having to find a manufacturing company and a credit card processor. I suspect that they're now purposely avoiding any kind of a timeline for release, expressly because of previous setbacks. If you'd taken the time to read (and you've had 2 months with no confusion about which vape you want), you'd know all this.
Let's look at just two aspects of what would have happened if VapeXhale had posted nothing here at all until they had production units ready to ship. #1- It may well have taken a lot longer to reach the launch date, since the same requirements for manufacturing and payment (as well as other issues) would still be required, and no one would have a good estimate as to how much serious interest there would be for the vape. The huge number of preorders for an expensive model like this is unprecedented, has to have helped assure everyone involved that the demand is there, and it wouldn't have happened if the product hadn't been announced long ago. They told eveyone who they are, what their backgrounds are, and what they planned to produce. They announced it on the best possible platform, a vapor forum full of connoisseurs. While the setbacks have been frustrating for all concerned, the long time between product announcement and launch has built up much interest and many orders, and this has to have been beneficial to the company.
#2- The transparency they've used, in showing us all the setbacks and problems they've run into, has given us a good look at how difficult it can be to start a company and produce a product like this. If they're willing to show us the whole works, warts and all, it should give prospective buyers a very good feeling about the quality of the product and the integrity of VapeXhale. I'd much rather see this process, and put up with the frustrations of waiting, than just see an announcement out of the blue one day that 'We've got the greatest vaporizer ever. Order now!' We've had the chance to observe the birth and growth of a company and their first product. Some of the growing pains/bumps in the road have not been flattering, but it's given us a unique look at the process that few people get to see, beta testing and all. And the extensive testing, showing us the 'oops' and 'we've got to improve this aspect' stuff, should also be reassuring to buyers. We don't want to be beta testers buying production units. We've seen what happens when a company brings a product out too soon. You don't want to return a vape you've just bought because the heat sensor didn't stay where it was installed, or see others getting a 'new and improved version 3' six months down the road. This drawn out process has not been fun for any of us, but I think when it's all over we'll end up being glad we went through it. A lot of life events are like that. It's sometimes hard to gain valuable info and insight when everything's easy and fun.
. . . ~35 yrs in Silicon Valley, umpteen start-ups, more launches than I can recall.
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seems like more time went into the production of videos on the web and a nice clean website before actual product development
