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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] richaoj:
Yea, i seriously doubt Asus is sitting on a stockpile of these things and saying, "Let's ruin everyone's Christmas." They are doing the best they can. They are a business, they want to sell these things. I am grateful that they caught the wifi problem and then decided to do something about it. Other companies would have just shipped and not said anything (i.e. Apple and the many bugs that their devices have come out with ala Siri, iphone 4 radio fiasco, and 4GS battery life). Asus wanted the product to be the best possible before shipping and it makes me feel like the device I get will be of the highest quality, even if I don't get it before Christmas.

Yea, I'm dissapointed. But I'm not going to come on XDA and throw a childish hissy fit about it. I do really really really want mine, but come on people, this is a "first world problem."

Go ahead and cancel your orders out of anger. I will happily bump up in the line.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rcbarr:
2 Waves, 12/23 and 1/11/2012

Just got off the phone with Gamestop where I have my pre-order, the January date is for the 2nd wave of ordered inventory. If you already have a pre-order out there, you "should" as of now, get yours the 23rd, at least this is the word at Gamestop and I assume other retailers are on the same or close to the same schedule.

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Years ago when I was working for IBM, we came out with a very hot Thinkpad/Laptop right before Christmas, the VP massively underestimated the demand, he was fired over it, the money on the table that was lost. I think we can say Asus under estimated the demand. To bad to, the numbers they could have achieved. To have done this right, the pipeline should have been full on 12/1. So here we are, we wait, my last best hope is Gamestop saids my pre-order will be available the 23rd, the first wave, if they don't have it, I think I will default to a new laptop instead.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] richB7:
Those of us who bought the original transformer know ASUS had similar problems with the launch of that product and many feel they didn't learn anything. I think they did but what they forgot was instead of one color with two memory size variations they now have two colors with the same two memory variations, so all the revised plans based on the previous screw up didn't work when they doubled the options. So you get cancelled from one retailer, Amazon because they took too many orders for one color and you cover yours bets by getting the opposite color with another retailer, Best Buy and bam, you lose that one because they had the opposite problem. The introduction of two colors and the missing 64GB versions are the prime, excuse the pun, factors in this screw up. IMHO.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] markimar:
The big test for me now with this shipping fiasco is how well and how quickly they get ICS out.so much for all the "worlds first" claims!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jwigginton:
I don't think it's under estimating demand, it's not like 10K+ users are happy and have their Primes, and countless others are waiting for the 2nd/3rd batches.. they just failed to deliver the product, logistical, technical, marketing, lack of communication with consumers, etc. First batch obviously got pulled back to be reworked.

I'm not certain the demand is outrageous for this product. Maybe just the people who pre-order them (like myself). Stir crazy wanting the device before Christmas. Rightfully I guess, most of the expectations have been set by the retailers and not ASUS. ASUS seems to be trying to "ignore" the problem and not communicate except through third parties and rumor mill. This is 2011, you have to be engaged directly with your customers through social media, twitter, facebook, etc.. but they are 'mostly' silent.

My 2 cents -

If they could of got it in B&M store by Black Friday, week after Thanksgiving, etc.. they'd be selling like hot cakes probably. Horrible launch planning, they tried to hit a date and failed, and it'll cost ASUS with all the upcoming announcements at CES, Ipad 3 rumors, etc..

I'm sure quite a few jobs will be lost over this, marketing/PR, QA, Product Management, etc... they can't be successful if they can't learn how to launch a product. These aren't motherboards, or GPUs where the specs will sell the product, they need to market to the average consumer, and they are failing. Maybe it's different in other regions, but in the US, you gotta really knock it out of the park.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] strikethreeout:
Overstocked? Try just "stocked at all'. None of the stores have them.

It's obviously on Asus's end -- probably with their supply chain management. This isn't the first failed launch so no, they don't get a free pass.

See, I don't think consumers would have minded if Asus made a public announcement BEFORE release about delay issues. They left costumers in the dark and even now, we're getting conflicting reports.

A week or so ago they stated 19th was still a go, but that clearly was a bust.

This isn't a small start-up we're talking about -- they have over 110,000 employees! Not one of them could make a public announcement and communicate more effectively? No, that's ridiculous.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jeff1192:
Couldn't agree more with this. I too don't think that there was that much demand for the Prime in terms of pre-orders (compared to the Ipad for example). After all, I haven't heard a thing about the Prime in the mainstream media. I think ASUS just completely missed their launch target and for some reason thought that if they ignored everyone it would just go away. Not in this day and age.

I think that they could have avoided ALL the negative reaction if they had just communicated with people. I'm fine with the fact that my Prime is late, it's the complete lack of communication by ASUS and all the rampant speculation about release dates that's driving me nuts. The Prime will be ready to ship when it's ready to ship but I would REALLY like to hear from ASUS when it's going to come out. We don't even have a release date for the Prime in Canada....it's become a joke.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Blairware:
When you said: "If they could of got it in B&M store by Black Friday, week after Thanksgiving, etc.. they'd be selling like hot cakes probably"

The key word is IF. Not meaning you, but anyone who has been saying "Asus blew it. They should have had this thing out (insert date here) and it would have been a HIT, is just being naive. a) It IS a hit, if not on the scale of Apply or Sony releases. b) ASUS has been busting their ass trying to get this out, and in spite of several setbacks (the wifi issue in one place reported 300 units were recalled, which is a ridiculous number.. more like 3k units I would guess, or possibly ALL unites to test, and reship unaffected tablets) and if ASUS could have had thousands of these ready for Black Friday, you can bet they would have.

I am personally pissed at all the outright LIES that Bestbuy CSR's were telling folks, when they OBVIOUSLY kept selling Pre-orders beyond any commitment of what they would receive. If everyone else could pull the pre-orders, theres only ONE reason Bestbuy didn't - out & out greed and ^%$# the customer business methods.

I have communicated to ASUS that they can NOT compete with the like of Apple, Samsung, or even Motorola when they don't even get the english tranlastions correct in their marketing materials. I personally saw them change the WebStorage Portal page and add corrections I sent in an email.... Small time operators, they don't get that they are peeing in the tall grass with the big dogs now. They need to hire a top Advertising Agency, and Marketing consulting to provide someone with a degree in Language to proffread their silly statements.

I have a Motherboard here that has this on the box: "Rock Solid" Heart Touching" ??? Heart Touching? WTF does that have to do with a high spec motherboard? LOL
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
^^^^^

This.

Some of you make it sound like launching a product is done with a Ouiji board. It's (supposed to be) a very calculated process. When Asus decided to do a pre-sale they estimated the quantities and availability of the different sizes and colors based on production schedule and capacity. They provided each reseller with an estimated delivery schedule. The reseller than sells the quantities provided by Asus and conveys to their customers the times provided to them by Asus. Something went horribly wrong on Asus' side. First Asus said November. Then 12/9. Then 12/19. Then lastly the week of 12/19. So they made their publically stated date (sort of) but by sending far fewer units to far fewer resellers then they originally committed. We'll know next year how big the miss was because they're a public company. In their Q4 revenue they will have projected "X" amount of Prime sales. When they report their earnings how much lower the number is will show the size of the miss.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nook-color:
I think it's a little annoying, but I went through this watching the first TF101 rollout. So it doesn't bother me as much 2nd time around. Kindof expected it.

Looking forward for the all the user reviews to start rolling in, and Best Buy & Frys putting them on display so I can kick the tires before picking one up.

Asus Transformer's next model, will likely follow the same path. I think ASUS would rather build to demand, vs the Motorola saturate the market with XOOM's that arent' selling as fast as they can build em. Different business models I guess.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
Missing commitments to resellers is going to cost them $. All the costs for overnight shipping to make the X-Mas deadline that some of the resellers are providing is going to be billed back to Asus. Same thing for the $30 credits Amazon issued. I'd bet they'll have to provide make-goods to the big resellers for the logistics and customer relations hardships they created too. Asus isn't Apple. They need resellers much more than resellers need them. Resellers, especially the larger ones, have little patience for flaky vendors.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Falhawk:
Whats it like having zero understanding of how retail works around holiday seasons?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] techjunkie9194:
I don't take offense to much but this is offensive regardless of the race of the OP!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Falhawk:
I'm sorry that you are unfamiliar with the saying. It is a way to point out when people are complaining over stupid ****, like a tablet, while people in Egypt are being beat up by the police. That sort of thing. Get hip yo.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=White People Problems

buck up buttercup
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] techjunkie9194:
I for one believe say what you mean and mean what you say. Seems to prevent most misunderstandings! Reading minds and intentions is not my strong suit. Ask my wife!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mazjohn:
I take offense to you calling it a "White people problem"

Anyone can purchase a tablet and complain about it… it has nothing to do with your race…. Sure, there are worse things happening in the word other than not getting a tablet, but If you have concerns that there are worse things happening in the world, please take it to a different forum to address those issues. Take your hate somewhere else. This forum is about "Tablets" - in particular, it is about the Asus transformer Prime tablet"

Get hip yo.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Falhawk:
Get thicker skin (regardless of color) yo

I don't hate anyone.

edit: I might hate you, I'm still trying to decide that.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
The part of this whole launch debacle that's funny (to me) is the significance that people are applying to it with claims of malice and conspiracy. Asus is about half the size of Acer who themselves isn't considered a big player. With limited resources they obviously have a hard time getting products out the door. That's pretty much what we're seeing here.

The Prime is, afterall, just another high-end Android tablet; sales of which have been incredibly disappointing. $499+ non-Apple tablets gather dust on the shelves because, as the $199 PlayBook and K-Fire and $99 TouchPad prove, price is what makes people skip an iPad. The last stat I saw projects that of non-Apple tablets, the premium category is projected to account for less than 15% of sales. For the Prime to be the miracle tablet that changes everything would imply the only reason the general public weren't buying $499+ Android tablets was because they were slow which we know isn't true. Other than the Teg3 chip, to the average consumer, the Prime looks like every other non-Apple tablet. So, at the end of the day, once the geeks and early adopters get their Prime's, it too will end up sitting on shelves gathering dust along with the Acer and Lenovo tablets that will join it next year. Until the Android eco-system matures, the UI is approachable for laypeople, and/or there's some killer app(s) that get the general public's attention not much is going to change in tablet-land as h/w isn't the issue. We're all techies, geeks, and gadget freaks but our emotions and passions aren't shared by the masses. And the masses pay the bills.

And like Falhawk said, the potential for chaos in Asia caused by Kim Jong-Il's death, the Sunni vs.Shi'ite battle for power in Iraq, and what's happening in Egypt are real problems. Getting a new tech toy a couple of weeks late, not so much.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoeyLe:
Employees: 113,324 (2010).. well..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rubixcube81:
sweet
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] blackinjun:
Preorder queston

I am curious why people are blaming the vendors and manufacturers about not getting correct shipments to match preorders when a lot of people (apparently not the first time) ordered it in multiple places fully intending on cancelling when they got a shipping notice. This is like my wife telling me to be somewhere at 1 while knowing that it is not until 2.

That said I am not mad about people doing multiple preorders even though it means that it won't be in the store for when I planned on getting it but why is everyone mad at the supply chain when they helped make the mess by ordering it in 4 places
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Haro912:
I personally didn't order in multiple places until I realized I wasn't getting it by Christmas. I then ordered from lots of places trying to get it before Christmas. I admit I more than likely helped make a mess but I did not start the mess making :) And people on ebay who bought a bunch just to resell are more to blame in my eyes. Like the guy on ebay who had 10 of them all just to resell at a premium
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] blackinjun:
Not pointing out anyone in particular and definately not mad just a little impatient. I can even understand ordering one then ordering a bunch when that one was cancelled. I just wonder about the people who proudly posted back in late nov. that they had 3 on preorder and are now saying that ASUS and the vendors can't do anything right. Its like if my wife asks me to pick up charmin double roll 12 pack then goes and buys the last one in case I forget to do it (not really but it sounded good in my mind before typing)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Haro912:
yeah I didn't preorder for the first time until December 10thish. I came to this party VERY late :p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] joshclarke90:
I gues they were sold out within a few hours on different shopping websites. I guess I am lucky because I pre-ordered my Prime 2 days ago :D. I can't wait to get my hands on it. It surely looks pretty amazing and it's an iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab killer. Hands down.

Just so you know I ordered it on Amazon. Here's a pre-order link if anyone wants to order: amzn.to/vWKety

Enjoy! :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] blackinjun:
in stock here 520.00

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Transfor...4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1324417069&sr=1-4
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] the_game_master:
My local Best Buy here in Greenwood IN said Asus have pulled the shipment, they were suppose to get them early to start preordering a while back but that shipment got pulled, and Asus just pulled their current order. She said it doesn't look like they aren't going to get any tablets until after January 1st.

I'm starting to wonder what the heck is going on here.

*looking at ASUS*

are they covering their tracks for the faulty Prime tablets that were initially put out or are they pulling the stock from the local retailers so they can move those units over to retailers who have pre-ordered?

What a debacle this launch is.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] the_game_master:
Dude that's not the Prime, that's the original Eee Pad Transformer.

and it's overpriced in my eyes ever since Best Buy had briefly lowered it to $249. That tablet should have remained at $249.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] blackinjun:
opps, wow I feel like one of those people who don't read something then post about it....wait I am. Seriously that was linked from the link posted above from the guy who ordered one 2 days ago. I hope he didn't order an original OG by accident.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
Especially at $520. :eek:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] newtybar:
Every ASUS launch I've had to deal with has been a debacle. If they didn't put out good products, I would have jumped ship long ago.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] joshclarke90:
Finally I've ordered mine Prime. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy! :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
I'm due for a upgrade and I'm having a hard time deciding on which phone I want. I haven't heard much talk on the razer but I do love the way it looks and feels over the prime. But the prime is

Unlocked. Man I hate decisions
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
Well you do get a better screen with the nexus. I posted a summary of my nexus experience on the rezound or galaxy nexus thread.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
Oh ok. I'm trying to stay away from the rezound just because it looks similar to the dinc. Lol. Trying a different look. I love everything about the razer better but the nexus will be huge in development. Lol. I'm just not sure about the internal battery in the razor. Lol.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smokeey:
Nexus, if your into dev. stuff and rooting its a way better choice than the RAZR.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
Yeah I'm into rooting so that is one thing I like about the nexus. Lol. Decisions decisions.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smokeey:
That's definitely what your going to want to get (Nexus), Motorola devices usually have low activity development, go take a look at the RAZR forums for meh.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffkro:
Hmm, this is a biggie for me and probably most people on this site.

The big downer on the nexus is no sd card slot.

Any guess on how much dev will be going on for the Rezound?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
Virtually nothing until they can get the bootloader unlocked. When that happens NilsP will be busy.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
Only thing that concerns me is if the razr freezes or bootloops. U can't just pull the battery.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
Yeah I guess as long as either one of them get miui I will be good. Lol. Just not sure on the internal battery for the razr. Lol.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichaelAmrs:
Well though Samsung Prime Nexus looks good the benefits of the Motorola Razr lure me.

Was told that the`Razr with Ice Cream software will be available in January 12.

The Razr can be plugged into a docking station and a keyboard and screen can be attached so it can be used like a notebook. There is also a self contained docking station complete with keyboard and screen.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ra6idr0y:
Id be worried about no battery pull possibility. Also with such a thin phone it would be nice to upgrade the battery and back cover and still have a pretty thin device. Tons of bezel on the Razr too so its bigger than it needs to be. Only thing I like is built in access to home computer files...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kioshi:
there is a bigger battery version of the Razr coming soon....maybe removable battery on that. Still, i dislike Motorola.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
Yeah I never had a Motorola phone but man this razr looks tempting lol. This is a tough decisions for me. Lol. I like the razr size better than the nexus because I have small hands. Lol. But like I said I like the nexus for the development.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kioshi:
My Father has the Droid 2 Global stock. It's cool and all but the UI of Motorola is just not as cool as Android or Sense.

I'm all for slim phones, been waiting till Americans could make some for our market..but no removable battery = fail. And i have slender hands...try out the Nexus at the store, I'm sure your hand will be fine operating the phone....i for one, was a bit wrong, i can use it w/ one hand, kind of~

Now if only stupid America can sell slim 7-9mm thick smartphones that are water proof/water resistant w/ a 10mp+ camera + good lens :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
I will definitely do that. Lol.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
If the razr freezes or something how would u go about in freezing it if u can't pull the battery. Like if something goes wrong rooting it. Lol. That's really my only concern.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
Probably hold down the power button until it resets. They would have to have a hard reset on a device. That is how my tablet works.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcampbe7:
...or wait for the battery to die. :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper915:
Yeah. I would think so. Lol.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afzal57hhh:
Sir,

I use xperia arc 2.3.4. On changing the contact picture , it fills only one fourth part of screen i.e. we can not select whole picture. I could set full screen picture using SE sync service which is no longer available. Then , how to set full sized picture as shown below in link? Any software or cloud service??

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f....118653383389.98058.35313373389&type=1&ref=nf

Xperia Arc (rooted)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinyXperia:
Do you use Gmail? Gmail only allows 50x50 profile pictures, else you will have to disable sync.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afzal57hhh:
Solved

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1411831

Xperia Arc (rooted)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BigGunsBK:
A co worker copied a root explorer apk to my phone, I installed it but my conscious got the best of me as I do not believe in stealing so I decided to buy it but I can't buy it because it says already purchased. Any way to correct this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Exodian:
Did you try deleting the original apk and then try purchasing? Not sure if it will work or not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BigGunsBK:
I did and it didn't work. Last time I listen to that co worker.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Exodian:
Well, you could contact the maker of the app and explain the situation. Maybe pay for it through PayPal or something.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] clninja:
Yeah I would contact the maker of the app and explain what happened.

Honestly ... I didn't pay for root explorer at first either... I got it from someone else as well..BUT I loved it so much I deleted it and paid for the real one... ( I like to do it this way if the creator of the app doesn't offer a trial version)