@eliyahu

you're right i was to polite, i'm gonna sharpen my wit but at first i must feast my eyes on the next portion of C=USA fanboys' twaddle being excited C=USA VIP wants to speak with them. like watching 3-year olds in the sandbox : "- let's build a spaceship - oh, no, cos if we build ufo gonna kill us - so let's build a tank - agreed! but should we base it on a model of a car ? which car ? - hmm.... let's make a castle - fine"

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@eliyahu
Not that I disagree with you (to be honest I don't actually care what the CTO does since I'm not his target customer) but the Pandora portable gaming console's development almost started off as an "open community development". And while it may be two years late, and the butt of many jokes about being ready in "two more months", it is actually available to buy now (albiet in limited quantities), and seemingly pretty decent (allowing for some initially very wonky quality control).

So "open community development" can work (with difficulty), and can potentially engage your target audience's enthusiasm. Just beware of letting Homer Simpson design your next car...

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