I'll start by saying, I actually respect you, Avenger, more than you know. My addresses to you haven't shown it and I'd even wager you wouldn't believe it. I've followed the objections and critical thoughts you've lent here since last year and they were a great & needed counter to a lot of the over exuberant KnC praise that was spilling in here. What rubbed me the wrong way was that you 1)have arguably the loudest voice here, in combination with 2) seemed to devolve from providing those objections and rational thoughts and insisted on using that voice for mud flinging and conspiracy theories -the worst of it in the last few weeks. I hated that picture of Sam, Josh & co since it was first made public -when sudden paranoid accusations became; "run for the hills, miners. All hardware players now in collusion." As if somehow posing respectfully with business competitors required that they all slept in the same bed. The dredging up of that picture set me off, and I flung an undeserved personal insult at you. I was the first to throw a low punch. For that, I am sorry.

Regarding this much more chiseled response from you, thank you. That was the type of thing I was hoping for. I understand your position, and I won't argue against your objections. You clearly felt slighted by KnC for numerous reasons and you are entitled to your position. All I'll add is that in regard to their, "We'll never forget the help of our first customers" attitude, I don't feel as detested by their actions as you as I never actually believed that in the first place. I never felt entitled to benefits nor anticipated preferential treatment despite the persona they wished to convey, because at the end of the day, KnC's primary goal (or any business for that matter) does not include you or me as the beneficiaries. Any demonstrated values any company shows is essentially a facade, a tool to further that main objective -but still one I can't hold against them.