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I don't see any connection between going public and giving the average consumer more input into the direction of the company. Making a company public means the company is beholden to operating in a way that maximizes return to the shareholders. Sure an average consumer can buy shares in the company but the average consumer isn't going to be sitting on the board.

> Hopefully this will give the average consumer the ability to give some direction as to the development of new versions.

Will give the average investor the ability to give some direction as to the development of new versions.

Why? They had that with the zero… I’m guessing those sold a lot less.

They have specifically limited consumer's ability to purchase the Zero's, so there's definately more demand for them than they're selling.