I am an original backer at the machine level as well. I don't really hold a grudge on this project but I can understand (to a certain extend) the people who do

I am an original backer at the machine level as well. I don't really hold a grudge on this project but I can understand (to a certain extend) the people who do. If my memory serves me well, throughout the project they never mentioned that the founding engineer had left the company or any other of their most serious issues. The last status update was that they only needed UL certification and would be ready to ship the machines and then suddenly they reveal that the project is pure vaporware. Even after that, they promised an update 'in the next month' on fulfillment possibilities and it never came. The failure is excusable and was always a risk but the dishonesty and almost total lack of transparence makes the rancor of some backers very understandable.