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==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
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Model F Labs' website makes use of [[FOMO]] tactics to instill a sense of urgency into potential customers. The homepage has an apparent order deadline that urges users to "please have [their] orders in by then!" Despite this messaging, the deadline has never been enforced and the date continues to be updated to the end of the current month.<ref name="homepage">https://www.modelfkeyboards.com</ref> | Model F Labs' website makes use of [[Fear of missing out|FOMO]] tactics to instill a sense of urgency into potential customers. The homepage has an apparent order deadline that urges users to "please have [their] orders in by then!" Despite this messaging, the deadline has never been enforced and the date continues to be updated to the end of the current month.<ref name="homepage">https://www.modelfkeyboards.com</ref> | ||
While Model F Labs has stated that production will eventually cease for it's keyboard offerings, it has offered no specific deadline. All the products sold on the website are available until stock runs out. | While Model F Labs has stated that production will eventually cease for it's keyboard offerings, it has offered no specific deadline. All the products sold on the website are available until stock runs out. | ||