The trouble is I keep hearing how all the private companies (Hashfast, Cointerra, Bitfury, are all super funded super companies with super chips. Its actually making me a bit depressed)
To be fair, they don't have to endure the shitshow we have going on over here in these forums. Imagine ActM was one of those private companies. You wouldn't be privy to any drama that's going on behind the scenes. All you'd hear is eASIC partnership, drops in hardware pricing, and the like.
In no uncertain terms is there some drama associated with HF, Cointerra, KnC, etc. We just don't hear about it. And as someone who's very bullish on bitcoin in general, I hope other operations are gathering steam. Obviously I'd like to ride some of that wave myself, but I'm fully aware that the spoils will go to those who can reliably deliver competitive products at a competitive price. ActM seems well-suited to do so.