TK808, if you like iXcoin so much, why don't you promote i0coin? It's a clone of iXcoin without the premine.
As vlad argued the pre-mine is insignificant, because half of that was given out. Most of the alt-coins that have been launched have seen a worse pre-mine or insta-mine and yet are widely accepted for no apparent reason.
iX has been around so long now that the distribution of iX is massive. Along with that distribution, people like me see the opportunity in iX's future and have aquired more iX, then Nasa owns with the initial premine.
iXcoin is not going to break me if it fails (which history has shown to be incorrect, ix has never failed) worse case scenario iX stands around 10 cents for the next decade due to old ideology and mis-informed users. An extreme scenario to say the least.
I totally get why vets on these forums dislike iX, because there was less of a shitcoin volume so iX got hammered and got a stained reputation. Times are changing, alt-coins are going to be handled by big cash soon. And to launch a coin and market successfully, you will need millions of dollars (5-10 years from now)
I have nothing against i0coin, but it doesn't seem to have such a dedicated community behind it. I've met several people through PM's who start a conversation about me because of iX. There are die-hard supporters behind this, and the majority are behind the scenes.