Timeline of communicated Prime ship targets (and pushes)
- End of March 2025 (original estimate)
Foundation’s FAQ said Early Access units were estimated to ship at the end of March 2025. Foundation Docs - Late April 2025 (push #1)
On March 13, 2025, Foundation replied that Early Access devices would begin shipping in late April. Foundation Community - “Over the next 3 weeks” from May 7 (push #2)
On May 7, 2025, Foundation posted they expected remaining components to arrive over the next 3 weeks, and then they’d be able to assemble and ship the 1,000 Early Access orders (effectively shifting expectations into late May / early June). Foundation Community - “Three weeks from today” from June 5 (push #3)
On June 5, 2025, Foundation said they expected to begin assembling and shipping Early Access orders three weeks from that date (≈ late June). Foundation Community - Week after July 24 (push #4)
On July 2, 2025, Foundation gave a more specific schedule: assembly July 17, provisioning July 24, and shipping planned to begin the following week (≈ late July). Foundation Community - No firm date as of July 31 (push #5)
On July 31, 2025, Foundation confirmed Prime hadn’t shipped yet, was delayed, and they didn’t have a firm date (promising more detail in early August). Foundation Community
Count: how many times did they push the shipping date?
Based on these public statements, Foundation pushed Prime’s shipping expectation at least 5 times (from end of March → late April → late May/early June → late June → late July → then “delayed/no firm date”)