Quoted from nitrojcrawf:What risk have you taken, are you invested like Jack. No, your sitting behind your computer bitching and hoping someone will fail. Jack is doing great things for this hobby. Support or shut up....and move on. That is all.
1. I'm not sure how much of the "RISK" Jack has taken when he has fully prepaid pinball machines years before delivery.... I would say the buyers are holding the (financial) risk.
2. Criticizing Jack is NOT the same as hoping he will fail.... how do you not get that? In fact, of all the critical posts Ive seen (and, yes, there are lots) I can hardly recall any that actually want LESS competition in pinball and fewer providers of our toys.
3. I agree that Jack is doing great things for pinball... its when he gets elevated to benevolent sainthood that my eyes roll a bit.... but to the point of him going great things for pinball? I agree 100%. I think Stern carried the torch (solo) after Williams abandoned us, and I give them credit for it. However, the industry stagnated and I give jack credit for (hopefully) changing that!
4. "Support or Shutup?" - Oh is that how things work here? lol.... good luck with that.... btw, The Cuban and North Korean Ministries of Information give you thumbs-up for your position, however.