Does anyone see a trend here?

Some of the first bitcoin ASICs were 333MH (bfl doesn't count) and were sold at $100.  10 months later and they now are not even worth $1.
Then along came the 5GH block erupter blade and were sold for $500-$600.  8 months later and they are barely worth $20.

The prices for these scrypt asics are way too high.  At best these would ROI by the time Titans come out.  That is if we are lucky and things stay the same.  If we go by history profitability has been declining 100% every month since December.  If and only IF we are so lucky for things to stay the same, by the time that 6 months is up they will be useless and all that time/effort would have been for nothing.

To be honest I don't know if I'd even pay the $1200 I quoted earlier.  $1000 each and that's a maybe.

This is not to say your products are not good, they are indeed spectacular and 6 months ago I would have happily paid the full $3000 price tag for each unit.  Actually I probably would have paid 4-5k for each.

And when you think about it, it's basically a heatsink enclosure with 2 circuit boards.  I bet it doesn't even cost more than a few hundred bucks to produce.  There is no need to assrape the public with these outrageous prices.

I couldn't care less about how it is, was, or will be run, but speculating intent on his behalf is just silly.

Celebrity=dude that runs a pool...

I suppose every small business owner should take a note of this one: if you feel ever so slightly pressured by outside forces, there's a warm, safe place directly under your bed to hide.....