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Title: Axon now featured in other online stores
Post by: Metal Slug 2 on June 26, 2009, 06:10:56 AM
Exactly that.  I was just searching around and I came across the axon here:  http://www.robotshop.ca/society-of-robots-axon-microcontroller.html (http://www.robotshop.ca/society-of-robots-axon-microcontroller.html)

congratz to you Admin, the Axon is going to be an even bigger hit now!

btw, how long has it been in online stores?
Title: Re: Axon now featured in other online stores
Post by: SmAsH on June 26, 2009, 08:32:38 AM
its been at trossen for a while but i haven't seen it anywhere else much before.
Title: Re: Axon now featured in other online stores
Post by: Admin on June 27, 2009, 10:15:15 AM
I've been selling it to online retailers for quite a while, since last September actually. I was even the one who gave Matt Trossen the idea of holding robot contests on his site. :P

And RobotShop offered to *buy* SoR and hire me. I turned them down, of course. ;D

http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon/axon_dealers.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon/axon_dealers.shtml)
Title: Re: Axon now featured in other online stores
Post by: jamort on June 27, 2009, 01:37:56 PM
I've been selling it to online retailers for quite a while, since last September actually. I was even the one who gave Matt Trossen the idea of holding robot contests on his site. :P

And RobotShop offered to *buy* SoR and hire me. I turned them down, of course. ;D

http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon/axon_dealers.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon/axon_dealers.shtml)
yeah i think that would have beome problematic llol..
Title: Re: Axon now featured in other online stores
Post by: SmAsH on June 27, 2009, 04:01:22 PM
if they were to *buy* sor what would happen?
like, would we all still exist?
Title: Re: Axon now featured in other online stores
Post by: Admin on June 27, 2009, 04:29:08 PM
if they were to *buy* sor what would happen?
like, would we all still exist?
They'll claim everything theirs, move everything to their site, etc. Not sure if they would support open source . . . or ask me to write tutorials to sell their products :P
Title: Re: Axon now featured in other online stores
Post by: SmAsH on June 27, 2009, 04:33:22 PM
nooo, that would be terrible!
it wouldnt be the same being run by a company... unless it was a good one that loved open source and free.
Title: Re: Axon now featured in other online stores
Post by: Metal Slug 2 on June 28, 2009, 12:01:12 AM
...and still allowed admin all the freedom and control he has over SoR.