Does it all matter if it is a scam or not? Coin is currently "dead". New dev team takes up "dead" coin, kicks out "scammers" (block pre-mine) and starts to build up. What's the problem?
I guess the people calling "scam" here, don't have any AUR, so what is in it for them?
Exactly. Even if Auroracoin was started as a scam - and if it was it was one of the most poorly executed scams in crypto yet - why does that matter going forward?
Auroracoin has the name recognition, the development team, and above all an ideal target market for an exciting crypto experiment.
In any event, the FUD here on BCT doesn't really matter because the average Icelandic consumer doesn't even know bitcointalk exists.