well, really i think the question is less whether anyone wishes x1k to fail, but perhaps if it actually failed already. as there is no substantial coverage on this subject since the a1k has been demoed in summer, the question arises, has it really been *x1k* that has been "demoed" and if yes why it couldnt be released yet, at least to beta testers. the reason might be the major design bugs followed by complete redesign, as it was in case of natami. the difference is thomas hirsch has openly admitted the new board/memory controller has to be designed from the scratch, and doing all that single handedly in his free time of course cannot compare to a professional company like varisys, experienced in bringing up the products, i believe. i dont want to restart conspiracy rumours, but all this really doesnt add up for me. am i this dumb?