How Mike Arrington can save the CrunchPad

[ Thanks to robt for this link. ]

"Judging by the 900+ comments on the article (when I last looked) it seems quite a few people care about a the idea that the CrunchPad could be R.I.P.ped . But I think there is a way to save it, and at the same time change the manufacturing industry forever.

"First we need to consider Mike’s business approach to the CrunchPad:

"“I’ve always pushed to open source all or parts of the project. So this isn’t really about money. It was about the thrill of building something with a team that had the same vision.”

"If he’s not overly concerned with making a crap load of dosh then I think it’s possible that the shanzhai guys might be able to come to his rescue."

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