do i count as one of the cynical ones? i hope i wasn't being a "cynic" in the literal sense...

yn·ic (snk)
n.
1. A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness.
2. A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative.
3. Cynic A member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
adj.
1. Cynical.
2. Cynic Of or relating to the Cynics or their beliefs.
[Latin cynicus, Cynic philosopher, from Greek kunikos, from kun, kun-, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]
Word History: A cynic may be pardoned for thinking that this is a dog's life. The Greek word kunikos, from which cynic comes, was originally an adjective meaning "doglike," from kun, "dog." The word was probably applied to the Cynic philosophers because of the nickname kun given to Diogenes of Sinope, the prototypical Cynic. He is reported to have been seen barking in public, urinating on the leg of a table, and masturbating on the street. The first use of the word recorded in English, in a work published from 1547 to 1564, is in the plural for members of this philosophical sect. In 1596 we find the first instance of cynic meaning "faultfinder," a sense that was to develop into our modern sense. The meaning "faultfinder" came naturally from the behavior of countless Cynics who in their pursuit of virtue pointed out the flaws in others. Such faultfinding could lead quite naturally to the belief associated with cynics of today that selfishness determines human behavior.

i would hope that my opinion was unbiased, but truly independent review is somewhat hard, if not impossible to get these days.

i would not be able to take you up on your offer mainly because i do not have any purchase authority with the biz organizations i work with.

secondly, i don't really feel like flying from hawaii to ohio is really that appealing, espcially with the current weather.

i also think that my main critique of you system is issues with the UI and architecture, even when things are ideally set up and operating correctly. i also have to put things into perspective as to how this system will be relevant in the years to come.

the last has to deal with the manner in which this product will organically develop in the coming months - with respect to people specifying product vs people installing it, and how the end user is placed with little regard this version / tact of your / EI's marketing strategy.

of course i don't dispute anyone right to do whatever they please. some people say that we don't "get it". i think we get it, i'm just exercising my right to interject independent comment. it does of course affect us/me in some ways. having to work with clients who may have been subject to a first round of marketing from their builder, EI, or BB... will require some management component... other's calling it "smoke and mirrors", although a bit sensational, cannot be refuted, but time will prove one way or the other who's comment has more substance.