I've sponsored 63 projects: - 42 shipped. - 8 broke. - 6 not only never shipped but I never got replies from the project team when I inquired about shipping.

I've sponsored 63 projects: - 42 shipped. - 8 broke. - 6 not only never shipped but I never got replies from the project team when I inquired about shipping. - All but 4 were late, most significantly. Overseas manufacturing problems plagued most of the projects. Inadequate budgets took down many. Some just seemed to drop off the face of earth. Its gotten worse IMHO, I don't know why, but I do that I rarely sponsor projects anymore.