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Old 04-17-2015, 05:09 PM   #31
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Yes, but it will all be written in Chinese.

For now, I don't think that NineBot will care about the US market (always a niche at best) or what the handful of US enthusiasts think. The market for personal electric transportation right now is China, selling over 20 million electric 2-wheelers a year. Those are the voices worth listening to.
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I think the purchase was primarily to get the intellectual property issues settled.

However, I think there still might be hope for significantly increasing the US market. IMHO, it will take a much less expensive product, and a marketing campaign to reverse the "not cool" perception, which is far too widespread.

I'm thinking SegTag! Enthusiasts decorate their Segs, maybe putting big wheels with spinners on their rides, then drive them off a pier to see who can get the most hang time.
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Old 04-17-2015, 06:30 PM   #32
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I see the price going down and at some point.....And the originals Segways will increase in value?

Maybe at some point be considered a classic? who know...

I was shocked it only sold for $80 mil....
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Old 04-18-2015, 12:15 AM   #33
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Segway from china cannot wait
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Old 04-18-2015, 01:31 AM   #34
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I see the price going down and at some point.....And the originals Segways will increase in value?

Maybe at some point be considered a classic? who know...

I was shocked it only sold for $80 mil....
This is the reason why I have placed an order for an i2 SE before something changes. No idea what will be changed though yet.

As for the $80m, I wonder as well. But it also reflects that Segway was struggling(?) to get their products in a flying market mood?

Every glider in this forum has mentioned that Segway could have done something better, but perhaps their BOD knows more things than we do... or not.
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Thumbs up Segway Blog answers some questions about the sale.

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Exactly. A careful read of the statement shows that it is full of weasel words. That's not unexpected. It's the nature of a "We bought them, and everything is just fine!" statement.

I hold to the perspective that if there are intentions to abandon ship, the engine room is the last to know. The captain doesn't want the engine room to stop pumping water.

From personal experience, the people who are going to get hurt the most are often lied to or misled, so they can "keep on pumping".
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This is such a great news! Finally some real development by people that actually thinks Segway and electric powered devices are the future. So exciting! Don't understand people saying it could be bad - how can it get worse? This is amazing good news!
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