Its to represent that what they pulled with the 65nm delays, mis-selling, making potentially false/misleading claims, potentially misleading statements about tapeout etc, targeting new buyers with insanely old hardware and the repeated 'tradeups' with the second generation delays. Simply put, no other company has come close to what BFL did over the last 18-24 months - as highlighted by the FTC taking over the company. Blackarrow is getting close, but they're not at that level yet and still have an opportunity to fix it.
Blackarrow- Repeatedly lied about shipping dates.
- Only 30% of hardware shipped 6 months late.
- Promised to be the best $/gh but decided screw it that would cost money.
- Several customers blackmailed/doxed by the company
- Shipping hardware to resellers before customers who ordered earlier
- Denied refunds even though they were promised after they began shipping.
- Compensation completely garbage for the huge delays.
- Heavy censorship of their thread/forum.
- Nearly every customer left feeling ripped off.
Ethics: 5/10
Don't forget shipping power supplies that tend to light on fire, which in and of itself isn't necessarily an ethics issue. After that though...
1. Issue a recall, telling people to stop using the dangerous hardware and that they will be contacted about an RMA.
2. Wait one month.
3. Issue a big "Just Kidding" about the recall, tell customers that you'll only replace PSUs that have already gone roman candle on them. Unless there's mechanical damage as well, of course, in which case you'll be charged extra. Until then, just keep a fire extinguisher handy.