And what if instead of disappearing, the company had simply tried (in good faith) and failed to deliver. The users would still be pissed off because they felt like they paid for something and the company didn't deliver.
The big problem I see with Kickstarter is that both users & companies see it like a pre-order service. Too often it's used this way and people end up pissed. In the eyes of the backers, they aren't paying to see something new created. They're pre-ordering a product they think would be cool.
If anything, kickstarter should enforce some sort of limits for perks to curb this sort of abuse.
And what if instead of disappearing, the company had simply tried (in good faith) and failed to deliver. The users would still be pissed off because they felt like they paid for something and the company didn't deliver.
The big problem I see with Kickstarter is that both users & companies see it like a pre-order service. Too often it's used this way and people end up pissed. In the eyes of the backers, they aren't paying to see something new created. They're pre-ordering a product they think would be cool.
If anything, kickstarter should enforce some sort of limits for perks to curb this sort of abuse.