Stern Pinball. "The only company presently making pinball machines". (how's that for a slogan?)
PPS: close, but no cigar. Consideration strongly given to Stern's involvement.
Spooky: major props, but small scale and nothing "special" to date. Send them money, they send you a machine. Again, in the winter of our discontent, this in itself is worth of major props.
Highway Pinball: too early to tell, but they'll have to buck the odds
Dutch pinball: 50/50. You willing to risk your money?
Jpop: thank god for Vonnie D. Otherwise, you'd be at the end of the list.
Vonnie D. "It was legal when I sold it"

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.....