Exactly, I expected the web version to improve over time, and I expected (and was fully willing) to pay for a better and improved wakemate down the road (better battery life, smaller, etc).
Having to pay for both hardware upgrades and for monthly analytics... that seems a bit much.
Also the WakeMate marketing message is disingenuous: "Limited quantity, reserve today" it says on the front page, which indicates that the WakeMate device actually exist. From the email they sent this morning it's clear that they accepted "thousands" of pre-orders and that the device was still in the concept phase (otherwise they could never make all those changes to the design/internals).
How a company acts in the first few months is generally a pretty good indicator of how the company is going to turn out. Maybe I should get out while I can.
Having to pay for both hardware upgrades and for monthly analytics... that seems a bit much.
Also the WakeMate marketing message is disingenuous: "Limited quantity, reserve today" it says on the front page, which indicates that the WakeMate device actually exist. From the email they sent this morning it's clear that they accepted "thousands" of pre-orders and that the device was still in the concept phase (otherwise they could never make all those changes to the design/internals).
How a company acts in the first few months is generally a pretty good indicator of how the company is going to turn out. Maybe I should get out while I can.