OQO Model 02 shipping delays
I know we told you that the OQO Model 02 started shipping the XP version of the UMPC but we have to request a do-over. The iCube blog is claiming that OQO is delaying the shipments of the XP devices for at least a couple of weeks. OQO says that events in Asia have resulted in the delays. No word if the Vista devices (slated to ship end of April) will be impacted as well.
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This is why they should have been made in the good ol’ US of A!
This makes me very sad. The OQO Model 2 is still the best looking UMPC out there as far as size, features and layout go. I hope they begin shipping soon.
FYI From MobilityToday
“Rumor: OQO not shipping? False!
By David Ciccone, posted 4 hours ago
Reader Comments: 0
I love it how some sites are so quick to blog about unconfirmed information just for gaining an extra visitor or two.. Today I saw on two sites the following on jkOnTheRun and on iCube.
“I know we told you that the OQO Model 02 started shipping the XP version of the UMPC but we have to request a do-over. The iCube blog is claiming that OQO is delaying the shipments of the XP devices for at least a couple of weeks. OQO says that events in Asia have resulted in the delays. No word if the Vista devices (slated to ship end of April) will be impacted as well.”
What also frustrates me is that these sort of assumptions are very dangerous when posted on sites that can either create positive or negative buzz. So what did we do here at Mobility Today? We reached out to OQO directly and spoke with Bob Rosin, Senior VP of Marketing and Alliances and he had the following comment
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No, that is false. But it is true that it may take 4-6 weeks for us to fulfill the backlog of orders so unfortunately lots of folks will still be waiting for their deliveries for some time. As you can imagine, the team is working to ramp as fast as possible.
Thanks for asking.
Bob”
OEMs rely on sites like ours to help promote their products. They do not get to pick and choose what we post so that only positive stuff gets mentioned about their products. If we did that we would be doing our readers a disservice. The only thing new to come out of the OQO response quoted above is that instead of the 2 week delay there is actually a 4-6 week delay.
James, I agree with you. OQO could clear this all up by simply giving people a more exact estimate of when to expect delivery, say a one week time frame. P.S. I prefer your site over MobilityToday’s.
James you need to read the quote. Bob specifically stated units are shipping and that they have a backlog of orders. It clearly states that OQO is shipping though..
Wow, sombody has issues! This message was sent to me just a couple of minutes after my prior post.
“Ciccone David (david_ciccone@mobilitytoday.com) +Add contact
To: tamarthur@msn.com
Subject: Wow
Wow your comment is very interesting. I am sorry to hear you do not like my site. As we have been around for 7 years we are the most trusted source out there. Tell me why James hasn’t mentioned that Flipstart had stated they are shipping but haven’t shipped one unit? (because he was given a unit free which he is holding onto because he is a MVP) .
David Ciccone – President and Founder
Handheld Marketing Group, LLC – MobilityToday
Tel: (973) 583-0974
Website: http://www.mobilitytoday.com
Blog: http://www.davidciccone.com“
David, I did not say that I did not like your site, I said I prefer jkOnTheRun. There is a difference. As for the MVP comment, it seems to me that you have a little envy. My comments were about OQO not Flipstart. I guess you simply saw my post as another opportunity to attack James and his site. Finally, please do not email me again David.
The FlipStart I have been evaluating has been returned to Vulcan, once again misinformation is being spread for no reason. ABartlett, I apologize that you were emailed directly, nothing I can do about that unfortunately.
I’ve ordered an OQO 2 and have been waiting and waiting and waiting. If they’re shipping, who’s getting them? Certainly not anyone on the forums I read, and certainly not me!
If every site was punished for misinformation, the internet wouldn’t exist. I’m sorry Dave seems to feel he’s “superior.” It’s obvious he isn’t by the way he seems to get a kick out of “dissing” other sites. I myself made a comment on his post about why he attacked JKontherun, and of course he deleted that comment. He also deleted three more where I was asking why he was deleting my comments.
He just lost a reader forever! If he thinks he can control the world by censoring and clicking the “delete” button, then there seems to be no point in wasting my time on his worthless words.
Thank you James and Kevin for providing great content and being good to your community.
It is inetresting how David Ciccone and the others who take the words of management on these things. Of course they will spin this and make it something it is not. The OQO 02 was announced 1/7/06. I ordered my OQO 02 about an hour after it was announced. I just got off the phone with OQO customer care (literally) 5 minutes ago. I rovided my WZ number for a staus and here is what the customer agent told me.
They haven’t shipped many orders. Less than 100.
They did experience some unknown and unexpected delays from their vendor that was not in their control
They expected shipments to go out in about 2 weeks
Being a IT Director and a person who has run call centers, I would tend to trust the customer care rep, because they usually are straight and aren’t trained to give you the management spin. If I were Bob Rosin, Senior VP of Marketing, I would have given David the same answer. Why? They are still trying to sell more devices and they don’t want it to appear to potential or future buyers that they can not fulfill orders. Add in the competition now from Flipstart and you can see why the OQO VP said what he said..
David, you are wrong my friend and Bob said 4-6 weeks to be safe.
I second that Michael. I just called OQO and they told me that my 1/8/07 order could be expected to be shipped in the next one to two weeks. That will put delivery outside of the eight to twelve weeks that I was originally promised. Oh well, I will just continue to wait. However, a little more straight talk from OQO would make this easy to take.
Hmm It is nice that James is letting my personal telephone number sit on here. BUT I guess what I stated was correct
http://mobilitytoday.com/news/oqo_o2_unboxing.html
The OQO Model 02 shipped and unboxed!
Awesome! One down and all the rest to go. Seriously, I hope for the sake of all those who ordered the OQO that they will get their devices soon. It’s great that Boy Genius got his OQO, of course if I recall correctly he also had a prototype which he reviewed so he’s probably not your ordinary OQO customer. David, I didn’t put your phone # on the comment thread, you sent a derogatory email to a reader here who took umbrage at that and posted your email. I don’t know why you’re so concerned about this post that had nothing to do with you whatsoever but you decided to make a personal crusade out of it for some reason. Let it go, man. FWIW, customers are still being told that there’s a delay with fulfilling their order so the original post still stands.
James RCS in Manhattan has 16 OQO Model 02
Windows XP
1 Gig Ram
60 GB Hard Drive
Saw it today myself..
Also here
http://www.oqotalk.com/index.php/topic,397.0.html
So I dont understand how you are saying the units aren’t shipping..
David, last comment on this silly subject. The report stated that OQO was quoting a delay to customers. They are still doing so, whether some units are shipping or not. Give it up, it’s getting tedious.
Okay. This is silly. David what is really with you? Unlike yourself I am a real customer. I don’t do reviews or push products. I am sure your order came either after mine or you have one queued up before the official announcement. Who do you think you are kidding. You and Boy Genius and other sites like yours will always jump ahead of the pack because it is good PR for OQO. Hell Just Blaze had one long before anyone else. As I stated earlier; I ordered mine hours after the official announcement and haven’t got mine yet. So, If I ordered mine on the first day and still haven’t received them they are not fulfilling real customer (those without connections like Boy Genius) orders. David you are really killing yourself and any potential customer. For some reason I just get the feeling you just have to always be right.
Okay, guys. Lets at least give it up to David Ciccone for providing some good information on where I could get an OQO. I purchased one from RCS and was able to cancel the original purchase from OQO. The device is HOT!!! My new favorite thing (until of course…the next new thing!) I spoke with a guy from RCS.. it so happens we know some of the same people being that I just moved from the Tri-State area last March. Anyway, he said that they were among the first to get a bunch because they worked closely with OQO in launching and making the product available for viewing and demo with customers at their store in New York. Based on what I know about the store, I have every reason to believe him. But this also backs up the fact that OQO like all major handheld, laptop, and cellphone vendors always ship initial batches out to resellers. Most of them have already put in their requests long before an official announcements goes out. Vendors like OQO do this for obvious reasons; I just wish that they would be straight with customers and commit to dates.
I can say the device was well worth the wait!
yeah, david is most trusted source out there..
just like when he told us that q1 runs aero and posted picture of some other devices screen:
http://mobilitytoday.com/news/007075/samsung_q1_vista
yea, we trust only you, man
I just called OQO about my order placed February 26th…Best config, XP Pro, no EVDO module. I was told to expect shipment mid-May, and I was also told that they have already sent out units to people who have pre-ordered. I told them that there is no mention of this on the blogs, and they said that maybe those who got them don’t read the blogs. I got a chuckle out of that one.
Not holding my breath,
Mark
Tegatech and Expansys (Australian resellers) are still waiting for theirs…based on the photos though, I think that the OQO series certainly look the goods :)
I was told by Dynamism that there is a delay in shipping OQOs with WWAN because they found a problem with their software. Has anyone else been told this?
Guys,
Check out this posting from Boy Genius. This pretty much says it all. They are having problems with their modems. http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/04/20/problems-in-oqo-land/#more-571
Then again, I told you so 2 weeks ago. I also sent a private email to David Ciccone and James about the delays to stop the debate among the two. But I think it was David who kept pressing the issue. David, the best thing for your to do is apologize to James and all the folks you swore didn’t know what they were talking. Since you had information from a OQO marketing guy, I guess you considered it reliable; as I said, why in the world would you ever trust a marketing guy about a product he is promoting…lol