My beef with Kickstarter is that it seems to have created a pre-order culture. It used to be that pre-orders we most common with music and video games where youd give a credit card number or a small, refundable deposit to hold your copy of a new thing but you wouldnt be charged the full price until the actual release date. But over the last few years it seems that more and more companies are asking for the full price up front to cover development costs and consumers are willing to give them that money months before anything is actually released. Just like Kickstarter these are basically interest free loans for the companies.
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