BCy2k
Inspired
There is ALWAYS risk involved when you want to be the 1st kid on your block with the shiny new toy. I knew the risks going in. I rarely ever buy anything "new" - but there were reasons for me to make an exception this time. Even though I've had to learn this lesson before. More than once now.
Early buyers of the FX8 (such as myself) had no way of knowing what Fractal's plans were. The reasons companies keep these kinds of things hush hush rarely has anything to do with the benefit of the buyer, aka customer. If I'd had the benefit of knowing the AX8 was coming, or the FX8 mkII was coming, I'm certain I and many of the early buyers of the original FX8 would have waited, and Fractal wouldn't have sold near as many FX8s as they did. Of course, early FX8 buyers didn't have the benefit of such knowledge - and therein lies the burn of it all if you happened to be an early buyer.
For those eager to lecture as to why early buyers of the FX8 shouldn't hold Fractal to account for at least some of their dilemma, you clearly don't care. It seems more like twisting the dagger is your thing. It shouldn't come as a surprise that some might feel put off by what has transpired in the FX8/AX8/FX8 mk II release timeline. A situation which in no small part was of Fractal's making. It would be different if a competitor's product had rivaled the FX8, but as has already been noted, in this case it was Fractal who released the similar/competing product(s). I think they knew exactly what they were doing. This is how things roll sometimes.
The upside for me is, my FX8 has already paid for itself at least a couple times over now. It stings, but the burning has passed - LOL. On the downside, loyalty is a 2 way street, and early buyers have every right to feel how they feel.
Cheer up, at least you still have a kick ass multi FX unit.
Early buyers of the FX8 (such as myself) had no way of knowing what Fractal's plans were. The reasons companies keep these kinds of things hush hush rarely has anything to do with the benefit of the buyer, aka customer. If I'd had the benefit of knowing the AX8 was coming, or the FX8 mkII was coming, I'm certain I and many of the early buyers of the original FX8 would have waited, and Fractal wouldn't have sold near as many FX8s as they did. Of course, early FX8 buyers didn't have the benefit of such knowledge - and therein lies the burn of it all if you happened to be an early buyer.
For those eager to lecture as to why early buyers of the FX8 shouldn't hold Fractal to account for at least some of their dilemma, you clearly don't care. It seems more like twisting the dagger is your thing. It shouldn't come as a surprise that some might feel put off by what has transpired in the FX8/AX8/FX8 mk II release timeline. A situation which in no small part was of Fractal's making. It would be different if a competitor's product had rivaled the FX8, but as has already been noted, in this case it was Fractal who released the similar/competing product(s). I think they knew exactly what they were doing. This is how things roll sometimes.
The upside for me is, my FX8 has already paid for itself at least a couple times over now. It stings, but the burning has passed - LOL. On the downside, loyalty is a 2 way street, and early buyers have every right to feel how they feel.
Cheer up, at least you still have a kick ass multi FX unit.