Thats a nifty voice of reason Sir Luke - I think that a one year long crowdsale is indicative of massive confidence in the project. Why would anyone keep buying after 6 monthes if the technology isnt there or isn't indispensable? That means Larimer really believes that EOS is unstoppable. Otherwise it would be a 5 day crowdsale where at the end the Developers know that they are going to get paid for the next year in development.