Is Onward Mobility Dead?

02-27-22 08:50 AM

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So after months of anticipation what is there to show. 3 podcasts. Nothing else.

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11-17-20 12:44 AM

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They said a new phone wouldn't come till 2Q of next year..... so suspect they just don't have much to say till closer till then.

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11-17-20 06:59 AM

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RLeeSimon

Originally Posted by Dunt Dunt Dunt

They said a new phone wouldn't come till 2Q of next year..... so suspect they just don't have much to say till closer till then.

If there are no certification applications already out there Q2 is way too soon to expect it…

11-17-20 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RLeeSimon

If there are no certification applications already out there Q2 is way too soon to expect it…

Nothing yet.

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11-17-20 12:28 PM

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Chuck Finley69
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Originally Posted by RLeeSimon

If there are no certification applications already out there Q2 is way too soon to expect it…

Originally Posted by conite

Nothing yet.

I don't believe that BlackBerry stickers on brand new unsold Unihertz Titans require new certification......

11-17-20 01:42 PM

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RLeeSimon

What does Titan have to do with OM ?

11-17-20 03:48 PM

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Dunt Dunt Dunt
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Originally Posted by RLeeSimon

What does Titan have to do with OM ?

Same concept... small group looking to monetize lovers of PKBs.

11-17-20 03:57 PM

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jacobacevedog

Originally Posted by Kraftarama

So after months of anticipation what is there to show. 3 podcasts. Nothing else.

Total silence is usually a bad sign in business...

11-18-20 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jacobacevedog

Total silence is usually a bad sign in business...

I think they just got way ahead of themselves in making the initial announcement.

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11-18-20 07:53 AM

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jacobacevedog

Originally Posted by conite

I think they just got way ahead of themselves in making the initial announcement.

I love their ambition.
I hope it's realistic.

11-18-20 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RLeeSimon

If there are no certification applications already out there Q2 is way too soon to expect it…

Q2 2021 could mean as late as the end of June, effectively being like 7 to 8-ish months from now. The PlayBook was released pretty rushed, I think we heard development started on it sometime in later 2010 and the release was April 2011.

11-18-20 11:05 AM

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RLeeSimon

But this time it's a device being handled by a complete novice group…

11-18-20 12:15 PM

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RLeeSimon

Originally Posted by jacobacevedog

I love their ambition.
I hope it's realistic.

Ambition is like the dogs barking at the base of the tree to get the cat down but finally the truth is the cat is in a totally different tree…

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11-18-20 12:16 PM

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anon(5597702)

Originally Posted by RLeeSimon

Ambition is like the dogs barking at the base of the tree to get the cat down but finally the truth is the cat is in a totally different tree…

Wisdom.

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11-18-20 01:16 PM

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Ecm

This isn’t the Rehab forum. Please stay on topic.

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11-20-20 07:32 AM

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anon(10694483)

Originally Posted by RLeeSimon

Ambition is like the dogs barking at the base of the tree to get the cat down but finally the truth is the cat is in a totally different tree…

Did someone get some information about OM?

11-20-20 03:11 PM

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John Albert

I don't believe they are serious at this point.

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11-22-20 09:10 PM

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jacobacevedog

Originally Posted by John Albert

I don't believe they are serious at this point.

They need to say more before the end of 2020 if they want to keep certain level of "momentum"

11-23-20 12:34 AM

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nevilleadaniels

Originally Posted by RLeeSimon

But this time it's a device being handled by a complete novice group…

They are supposed to have Foxcom on board.

11-23-20 01:30 AM

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Dunt Dunt Dunt
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Originally Posted by nevilleadaniels

They are supposed to have Foxcom on board.

As in they'll build whatever they are paid to build....

OM is/was looking for investors and others to help them. If they don't get enough interest in the six months they set aside to gage the interest, and they don't find someone willing to bankroll the 10's of millions it will take to get things rolling.

In the end folks have to give them time to do what they set out to do.... and hope they are successful.

11-23-20 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by nevilleadaniels

They are supposed to have Foxcom on board.

Literally anyone can have Foxconn make them a phone if they have the money to pay for it. But OM doesn't have the money - they are hoping to find investors to give it to them, but they don't have it already, so the Foxconn thing is merely a "plan" at this point.

It's kind of like you're starting to date a woman and you tell her you have your own home, and when she comes over, she finds an empty lot. You can tell her "well, I'm planning to build a home and I've already picked out a contractor", but no matter how prestigious the contractor, if you don't have the money to pay the contractor, you aren't getting any house.

Perhaps OM will find investors. Stranger things have happened - but at this point, it's difficult to imagine why an investor would want to try to break into such a competitive space with such small margins and such high risk.

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11-24-20 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Troy Tiscareno

Perhaps OM will find investors. Stranger things have happened - but at this point, it's difficult to imagine why an investor would want to try to break into such a competitive space with such small margins and such high risk.

It's a six billion dollar a year market.... surely anyone can capture a small part of that.

Most these folk came from a failing smartphone company (BBMo & Sonim).... they ought to know better. They would be better off forming a company that ~~makes~~ sells masks or syringes.

11-24-20 11:44 AM

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Troy Tiscareno

Capturing a tiny slice of that revenue is possible. Turning a profit - hell, breaking even - on that tiny slice is almost certainly not possible. The most optimistic upside doesn't seem to be worth the risk to me at all from an investor's perspective, but maybe to someone...

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11-24-20 01:40 PM

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Chuck Finley69
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Originally Posted by Troy Tiscareno

Capturing a tiny slice of that revenue is possible. Turning a profit - hell, breaking even - on that tiny slice is almost certainly not possible. The most optimistic upside doesn't seem to be worth the risk to me at all from an investor's perspective, but maybe to someone...

We could always KickStart a GoFundMe page.......

After we start a petition.

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11-24-20 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck Finley69

We could always KickStart a GoFundMe page.......

After we start a petition.

Sounds like a solid 5-year plan to me...

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11-24-20 01:50 PM

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