Indiegogo has shut down the Frank phone campaign only a couple weeks after it went live, citing a "a violation of [Indiegogo's] Terms of Use." Oh, the Frank phone. It had a short but controversial life.
The creators of the Android device marketed it as a smartphone market disruptor. They were attempting to subvert phone manufacturers by bringing an affordable phone to North America without any carrier bloatware, yet with specs people would want. Android Police disparaged the phone when it launched, essentially saying it was a scam as you can find a nearly identical version on Alibaba. This makes sense given that the team partnered with a manufacturer they found on the site, but this also technically made the phone a commodity. That's...
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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/19/16317088/indiegogo-frank-phone-shut-down-refund
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http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/09/indiegogo-shuts-down-frank-phone.html
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