I disagree. As a backer I'm glad to know WHY I didn't receive my board months ago. Getting canned marketing messages would have just pissed me off.
It does seem like there have been some unfortunate events but I honestly believe the team is putting in their best effort to get this thing off the ground. They've had some hangups, and some preventable mistakes. It's the nature of innovation, and nothing they should be ashamed of or try to hide.
I agree with your disagreement :-). As a backer (and a customer), I prefer the clear picture of the events. They have been sending messages about their difficulties which I find informative and useful. Backing a project is riskier (and should be riskier) than just buying an already financed and ready product.
There have been more unfortunate kickstarter projects that could not deliver (like a measurement tool from senic). I don’t mind their honesty either and also think I learned something from their struggle. All the best to their future initiatives.
It does seem like there have been some unfortunate events but I honestly believe the team is putting in their best effort to get this thing off the ground. They've had some hangups, and some preventable mistakes. It's the nature of innovation, and nothing they should be ashamed of or try to hide.