you're suffering from the Stockholm syndrome.
There you go again with that inapplicable histrionic paradigm I mentioned earlier, comparing a tiny start-up to violent kidnappers.
We can't have a rational discussion when you resort to cheap stolen metaphors where you equate those who simply partially disagree with you to hostages suffering psychological damage.
Taking peoples assets and not delivering as agreed upon or represented by at the time is bad acting.
That is only true absent best efforts. HF's best efforts were demonstrated to the satisfaction of the bankruptcy court. Please explain why you think Judge Montali is wrong.
the absence of a trial or a judgement means there was no crime.
So you believe that we are guilty until proven innocent? Sorry but that's not how it works in America, where we are presumed innocent.
Please cite the law you believe HF has broken, or STFU with your vague defamatory claims.
Apart from the missing indicators for the "shitton of money", what was the guarantee that this money would have been used to make good by the customers?
The indicators were not "missing." HF was meeting with potential investors to recapitalize when that process was disrupted by the spectacularly unwise bankruptcy filing.
Asking for a "guarantee" is not the proper standard; you should know there are no guarantees in life except death and taxes!
The proper standard is probability based, and as armyof1 pointed out recapitalization would have resulted in a new team because the investors would insist on it to protect their investments.
The only reason you ask for an unreasonable 100% guarantee instead of the more rational better chance of success as compared to the legal approach is because you want to indulge in absolutist histrionics. You are trying to make perfect the enemy of better, like a child throwing a tantrum who won't accept anything less than exactly what they want.
the HF chip requires close to the most expensive board design in the industry
That's only if you want to run a four chip module at top speed. Much cheaper boards could be made to run more or less chips at lower power.
Once again, you use an artificial demand for perfection to justify your histrionic absolute negativism, like a cranky toddler that needs a good smacking and long nap.