Why are all the Monero guys in here talking about DASH? This thread is about the questionable XMR launch. Let's stay on topic.
So the fastmine/high initial emission of XMR, combined with the refusal to create an official GUI wallet for easy public use does seem very scammy.
Also, the Monero devs claim they didn't know about the scam miner they were pushing off on the public. If that is true, what other parts of their copy/paste coin do they not understand?
It's one thing for novices to copy (well known) bitcoin, but copying something like bytecoin that is brand new, a scam, and includes fraudulent code is pretty irresponsible.
Smooth or one of the other Devs can talk about what happened at the launch, but the lack of GUI is one of the least scammy things ever--who builds a scam an makes it only appeal to those who understand opensource or are comfortable with line command? That would immediately put your coin under the scrutiny to those most knowledgeable about coding, as they are the people most comfortable with line command--so not exactly a wise move if you're trying to scam people--kind of like making a wine and only selling it at wine competitions (if it's lousy, it's going to be apparent all the more quickly, and vocally so). The first thing every scam ever does is put out some bitcoin wallet, slap their name on it and say "Look how cool our wallet is? We must be legitimate, right?" The Monero Devs are wise to build the coin, then the wallet, and then market it.
The reason to make it harder to use (by not having an official GUI) is to keep the coins for insiders, and wait to release the official GUI until after coin emission has drastically slowed, which is exactly what is happening.
Is it? Because last time I checked there was a online wallet and most of the people who aren't comfortable with command line just keep there's on Polo.
There is an online wallet and there have also been multiple GUI wallets since the first weeks and months for those who choose to use those, including the two that were developed for a bounty organized by the core team:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=589561.0Since that time other GUI wallets have been developed and released, including lightWallet which is now on its second version and is prominently featutred on the project web site, again making it easily available for those who want to use it:
http://getmonero.org/getting-started/chooseThe focus of resources by the core team on other areas has not meant that GUIs were not available; they have been available almost since the original coin launch.
Of course none of this should be surprising because the entire thread is dishonest trolling by Dash supporters in retaliation for the honest criticism of their instamine scam and ongoing deception of investors about it:
i would not trust one word mastermined710 says.
I was on the xcoin(dash) captive instamine launch. I was there in real time and watched it unfold.
He now tries to deny things that happened actually happened on that launch. He is not to be trusted.
Although, this is not a dash/xcoin/dark thread I will not go into it here. I will only say if you want examples of his lies then please contact me for details.
This person is either a total scammer or likes to try and destroy the truth with nuances that are laughable. His tactic is to say he is telling the truth so that the real truth that is a correct and proper picture is distorted and cast in doubt.
He is making this thread only to divert from the dash scam thread.
He is a scam protector and pumper.