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omjak

Nov 2, 2018

I followed the 5Q kickstarter campaign pretty extensively (without supporting the project, and with no real emotions tied to the end result) - by any standard it was a complete disaster (mostly how it was handled by the Das management) and that turned me away from Das Keyboard/s which had excellent reputation up to that point. The backers were mostly waiting for informational updates relating to the delivery delay (close to a year and half!!!) The updates that Das provided were mostly meaningless excuses, pushing the delivery date further and further into the future - leaving many backers wishing to exit the project. Further research into Glassdoor employee comments, you get an inside scoop of the problems the company was facing. The workplace atmosphere was so poor, that many employees were leaving soon after being hired. The re-hiring process would take some time to get new employees up and running, and they too would quit soon after that. They wrote how the CEO was standing behind them with a stop watch checking how quickly they were coding, and letting them know that he could personally do it faster than them... many felt the guy was a douche. All in all, two years after backing the project the, many backers were not happy with the end result of the delivered product.

Nov 2, 2018

hweisheimer

Nov 6, 2018

omjakI did back the 5Q and I'll never buy their stuff again. It wasn't even the schedule (it's pretty much a given on KS), but the after sales support was terrible. The software (only thing that sets the Q apart) didn't work, and they wouldn't issue refunds.

Nov 6, 2018