Snap didn’t make enough Pixy drones, but won’t say how many it made

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Author: Jasmine Hicks

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Snap’s new flying camera, the $230 Pixy drone, went on sale last week — but the earliest buyers were told they’d have to wait three months to actually get the gadget. We’re now thinking that the company didn’t make enough, because Snap has extended the Pixy’s shipping time to four whole months, according to the drone’s website.

Estimated shipment in 15-16 weeks for the Pixy drone, per Snap’s website

“Honestly, in hindsight, we probably should have made more,” Evan Spiegel told me before the launch https://t.co/7ePpWWUimA https://t.co/ACON9SlJ2A

— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) May 4, 2022

Does this mean the Pixy is selling well? It’s possible, but it seems more likely that Snap didn’t make that many to begin with. In the past, Snap lost...

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