I agree that if the trio of originalDev/spots/ocminer can work together it is a great combination. If spots does take on some Dev work he certainly deserves some of the stake/pre-mine. From what was said previously even if the coins at Bittrex do stake there were other things wrong and it really could use some basic maintenance regardless. Who will be responsible for future updates etc. If the original Dev stays involved it would still probably be beneficial to the coin if spots can be involved as well. Future updates will be necessary for adding the other longterm ad related features.
Whatever is chosen in the end, has to be based on a new chain that works from the base up and in all scenarios it is not worth it to just fix or amend the existing code. This will be the least effort for Spots currently and for future enchancements and ensure that the coin uses tried and tested technology.