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Avidyne had a <very> prerelease discount program.  Some of us took advantage, though the advantage may turn out to be less than our wildest dreams, it remains an advantage nonetheless.

Many wanted a clear path to a digital transponder; no joy, disappointing but may happen at some point.

Avidyne was not deceptive about how they would deliver units once approved.  Again, most aren't getting maximal responsiveness, but Avidyne is performing on what they agreed to do, and from a business perspective, not having units to sell outright at market price at release would have killed Avidyne's rollout.  What would you do, sir, if it were your business and your investment, in an environment where for FAA and other reasons they couldn't build up a large inventory prior to approval?

Reaction to the transponder bundle could have been blunted by proactive communications to the prerelease group; they are attempting to remedy now.  Lessons learned.

There has been some cross messaging; not unusual when you have multiple sources.

That said, I have seen no deception or questionable business practices.  Quite the contrary, communications have been largely transparent, and I suspect the VP Development has spent a great deal of what should have been family time answering customer questions and concerns on Avidyne Live.  It is certainly inappropriate to beat on him or question his ethics.

My install should be done in about 10 days - and as one who got onboard this barge early I have to say I am happy that I should see electrons flowing <in the right direction> soon.  You will see the alphabet equivalent of a happy dance on this board when that happens.

After all of this, I look forward to the innovations Avidyne will deliver to my (installed) equipment, and am certainly open to further product purchase from this company should such products emerge.