The best possible solution is to make their appearance at the show non-noteworthy.
Don't go to their seminar. Don't play their game. Don't acknowledge their hard work. Don't send them preorder info/checks/ect.
That would speak volumes.

Make them waist their time.

Yeah. It's better they fail... until we see a real plan. Right now it's a few words on a press release. Once past customer have their machines... then they deserve a shot.

Sorry dude... but when some company hires the scourge of the pinball community to help them "design" a "possibly" different machine. And then tries to market to that the same pinball community. I take substantial issue with them. They could have hired anyone... or even done their own design - but they choose to align themselves with that Thief formally known as a Designer. Next they'll be buying the rights to Predator and then re-theming it something like MyLittlePony.

So what if I have only Star Trek machines... but apparently you can't read; because there is an RFM in there. Regardless; I'm glad you feel elite because you have 12 machines of random crap in your collection. I really do not care what you think of my collection.

I want those customer to be made right - yes. But this "new" company shouldn't get any positive ROI given their "employees" track record. Fool me once, shame on me... fool me twice...

Until I see this new company state exactly what they want and what they are giving to the Zidware customers (if anything); I don't think Expo should be giving them any platform to potentially screw more customers.

Not my show; so doesn't matter.

Whatever. You actually think this is a good thing which it isn't.
I don't care WHERE AP decided to come out of their hole... it's not welcome in my book.
Also; you know - I didn't start this thread... nor did I cause the other threads to be locked.

I think it speaks volumes at how fast this and the other threads have spiraled into the same "discussion".

So; you go right along and help yourself to pat on the back. go right ahead.