There is no shame in doing your 110% to see a dream come true. The pity is that if we had known upfront what the Deep Core was, how it was too function, how much it may cost and when it was to be available, more of us may have sat and waited.
In all honesty, I was prepared to wait because this man's dream, engineering skill and future was in the product that was "on sale" 12 months too soon. CPT may have made it if honest communication was on show, and a suggestion of crowd funding could have seen the product to fruition. It's one of the American dreams that got away, for now.
With new backing, funding, QA and organisation, the Equi=Core in all its permutations, and Deep Core will be great products.
I am sorry Mark, I couldn't wait longer. Cheers. A.