I was about to post this, but you wrote a much better text 
Mining with hardware that is tied to a central platform defeats the whole purpose of mining.
Mining with hardware that is tied to a central platform defeats the whole purpose of mining.Thanks, but I see that while I wrote my lengthy post, and I had a break do deal with some issues in meat space, this thread exploded with posts, and I see the OP stated that there would not be a centralized control server, but rather a token that would allow mining for a certain number of blocks.
That's too a really bad idea if you ask me. If the company can deliver what it promises, then just sell it as it is, with no restrictions.
Sir here is your token for the $30k investment, remember you are limited with this license to mine only 1 block.