Did Traxxas miss the boat?

[suicideneil]

I had a feeling they might do it, but I wasnt sure if they'd be that stupid or not; they are (that stupid).

Anyway, Im just curious why traxxassholes didnt make a BL Edition Emaxx 3905? Seems like that would compete more directly with the Flux in the 'big MT' stakes

Their marketing guys aint all that great (aside from the occasional flash animation or timer on the homepage), nor are their tech-monkies who cant design a decent functional/reliable esc to save their lives, then deny any issues until they're blue in the face. Doesnt impress me much or make me have much trust- they could stand to learn alot from the likes of Castle..

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Anyway, Im just curious why traxxassholes didnt make a BL Edition Emaxx 3905? Seems like that would compete more directly with the Flux in the 'big MT' stakes :

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the BL-Revo was announced several months prior to the Flux. Therefore, they had no competition at that time.

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the BL-Revo was announced several months prior to the Flux. Therefore, they had no competition at that time.

Based on the news threads on radiocontrolzone.com, the E-Revo info was released on 10/16/08 and the Savage Flux info was released on 12/1/08. I believe that the Savage Flux started shipping ~3-4 weeks ago and the BL E-Revo just started shipping in small quantities yesterday.

[JThiessen]

Thats what I was thinking. Time to market is critical in any industry.