All BA is doing right now is maneuvering for a good legal position. They have probably examined previous lawsuits against mining companies and are using this information to build as defensible position as possible.

The majority of us will accept their shipments and they will use this fact to be off the hook for further compensation. Most likely this compensation will involve deferred payoff, such as coupons (so we can buy more frustration).

I do think the 50% compensation has a high chance of fruition as lots of us have paid (PSUs) for this already. This would take too much work to undo. The timing of this delivery will be another exercise in batch 1 disappointment.

BA management is trying to figure out how to position the company legally and financially for the post Batch 1 / 2 fiasco. How little they can compensate us and get away with it is the question of the day.

Yes, I am a frustrated customer. No more "Go Black Arrow" from me. I have yet to see any real communication from the very top that wasn't worded vaguely or conveyed any real concern.

Difficulty will be the salt in our wounds as the pre order model gives its last death rattle.