But yes poor customer service and management is the problem here and likely they could careless at this point given the remarks Yifu made. Alternatively the DIY or chip only fabricators will also push the marketplace. Given Avalons failure I can't see many people wanting to risk it.
Yes a good point. Many "DIY" resellers got burned by relying on avalon and will want to switch to a more creditable supplier in the future.
Developers will go where the chips are. Whoever is able to get chips into the hands of customers/assemblers is who developers will develop for. The chips are the crux of the matter. Get chips in the hands of people, and the rest will take care of itself.
