Quoted from BoJo:

There were so many unknowns however people gave him money hoping they would get the next title to skyrocket like BBB. I don't believe in the whole pre-order philosophy so I don't have to worry about getting burnt, that's why I wasn't surprised when things went south. I truly do feel bad for the people who lost money and I'm sure I'll still get flamed for this but sorry that's just how I see it.

Quoted from MinusWorlds:

One thing we need to remember is if you rewind 4-5 years ago the pre-pay model didn't have quite the stigma and JPOP was still a reputable person. Yes there were some definitely skeptical but the risk seemed a lot less than what was reality. Easy to say now "what were people thinking?"
Times have changed

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

There's so much bullshit and doubletalk

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Jack NEVER would have attempted what he did when the economy was in the shitter

Quoted from Fulltilt:

No. JPop is a dick because he misled a lot of people into loosing a lot of money.
And he blamed the failure on Pinside and those people complaining of being misled.
And those people don't have dementia to forget that easily.

Quoted from emkay:

Also, LCD screens back then were only black & white.