No, they simply had a plan and methodically followed it. The plan included bankrupting the company, so what's the problem with promising BTC refunds? That, the MPP (don't forget the MPP change from chips only to whole boards), "In Stock" units, a shipping date promised for when the wafers weren't even out of the fab, "everything still on track" until 3 days before the shipping date to get more sales (whey only a "critical component" was delayed, but everything else was "in schedule, or ahead of schedule" (Barber's words))...

The only thing they didn't expected was the involuntary bankruptcy petition. They would be still there trying to ship batch 2.5 (minus "big orders", that could get chips not worth their manufacturing costs) elsewise.

I and countless others ordered only because of their infinite promises... So the question is, what did they made this show for, if Barber claims not have the money needed for his families expenses?