Actually I think this is the very first post where you indicated you have a dba filing as Butterfly Labs.
There is no dba filing in the state of Missouri for "Butterfly Labs Inc."
D&T, "related dba filings underway" implies they're not through the process yet. However, it's a valid question that you asked about before and hasn't been answered til now mostly because it's splitting hairs and the discussion hasn't been reasonable enough to warrant comment. I think that's been remedied, so there are the details.
Having a DBA is legally relevant only when you're writing a check or entering into a legal relationship with a name that's not backed by a legal structure. All our communication, merchant accounts & contracts are marked with BF Labs Inc. So making a point of this is splitting hairs. If you need to be right.. well, you are. Is it relevant... no... not really. In anycase, DBA's have been underway for quite some time and with a little patience, you'll be comforted to see them when you refresh your registry page.
Thanks for the clarification. Personally I wouldn't list the company as "Butterfly Labs Inc." if that entity doesn't yet exist I know in VA that is a "no-no" (legal term) but corporate law varies a lot from state to state and even in the same state professional lawyers often disagree. If you feel you are in the right because all the contractual aspects are under name BFL well that's fine and I will leave it at that.
D&T, in general you seem to have been at us with a fire poker. I can understand why. You were making a technical assessment that you believed in and mostly turned out to be right (regarding power draw). However, I don't believe you've been particularly unfair along the way when you've had the facts... and I appreciate that.
I don't like mysteries. The mystery is now (mostly) solved. I am still curious which FPGA is under that heatsink and how you got it at such attractive price points. The 1.1V is interesting clue (if PCB is marked correctly). My semi-educated guess is you scooped up a lot of 65nm FPGA at well below market price because of prior relationships and the manufacturer was looking to close out inventory. I guess I will need to wait until a unit ships and someone is brave enough to remove the heatsink.
