Anyone know the time estimate until MAID is at the level of functionality and usability as SC now? Also what are the major differences between the two? Both look very promising to me but I'm a n00b.
It's actually not a fair comparison to either project.
For one, a lot of people are harping on the time frame for Maid since the crowd sale. They rewrote the code into Rust creating efficiency. That should be common knowledge and a given; the only other project that uses Rust, that I am aware of, is ETH...and I am unsure that they were using it before Maid (Maid was using it before Rust's official launch - My twitter feed exploded on that day and I only subscribed to Rust relevant people because of Maid).
SC isn't bad. But their scope isn't the internet nor is it beyond that of Storj. That is a better comparison. Give props to the SC team for what they do - they deserve it. But they aren't a Maid competitor. No one is. Not even ETH. Maid is a niche project that happens to be really ambitious and I am okay with waiting to see what they do. They're inventing something. And the market can do what it wants but they are miles ahead of everyone in what they are trying to create.
I'm already expecting things for summertime. They should take all the time they need.
You're comparison of SC to Maid is unfair to both projects.