ASICMiner, Bitmain, SpondooliesTech, KnC. They all started with pre-order. So now market is closed for existing vendors and mystic investor with fat wallet to manufacture all devices to firs delivery without pre-order? Maybe yes. But I will try, and do my best to complete this project succesfully. I Invested already a lot of money in this. I knew from the beginning, that there is an option for failure and reaction like this.
Only KnC started with a traditional pre-order.
ASICMiner took investor funds for their first chip, people bought shares in an IPO fashion that can be publicly traded. The first AM HW sold to the
public was not a pre-order. 90% of the HW ASICMiner has sold was sold as in stock.
Neither Bitmain or Spondoolies-Tech sold their first HW through pre-orders. All of their initial sales run(s) were from in stock HW.
You also missed my question in your response.
When did you complete tape out?