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ru_timbur··on [dead]
Thanks for your answer. Why don't you care?
ru_timbur··on [dead]
Thanks for your answer!

> I can't tell whether this is supposed to be sneaky self-promotion or a real question,

Real one. I make research to carry on my development and producing of own cover.

> MacBooks have camera indicators - they can be bypassed, but give a sense of security to most people

Green indicator is not a guarantee. Please, read this article https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/36569

- A hard-plastic cover is likely just as cheap but has no limited lifespan

It's true. But hard-plastic cover has significant disadvantages.

> A hard-plastic cover is, by the looks of it, easier to use

Ease of usage must be the same.

> Some people just don't care

Yes, but only some people. Where is the rest part of people? :)

> Finally, your website says that 50 people ordered today. Unless that's a marketing scam, it sounds like people _are_ buying your product.

This is "marketing scam". But this is not to deceive people. Just for test one more hypothesis about our customers behaviour.

ru_timbur··on [dead]
Thanks for your answer. I invented this cover just for myself. It's still DIY and I want to move forward and produce it on professional machines. But I can't do it without people who will be ready to buy it.

Price on the landing page is very exemplary. Just to understand which will be optimal and calculate production costs.

Using of plastic shutter is a bad idea, because you can damage your laptop and you can't stick it on your mobile phone.

Using of Post-It is a bad idea, because you need to stick and unstick it every time, when you want to open/close your camera. This process leaves marks on your screen. Sticky note may suddenly fall off.

My cover in opposite very thin and has a mechanism to open/close without unsticking.