Thanks for the response, although I don't see that it specifically relates to your prior post. "Sounds like the folks are getting their jackets ready to pull another fleece job on the investors". Don't know how you could come to that conclusion.
This was not a news release by TAO, it was more like an advertisement in a German magazine. The fact that Kroplin is looking for money is not a bad thing, in my opinion. It tells me he's serious about moving forward and he wants cash. He hasn't gotten much from SNSR, regrettably, although it is my understanding the relationship is still good, and he certainly isn't getting any help from the University. It sounds like he's selling space on the side of the Strat. A "high-flying advertising....medium."
The term "partner" is an interesting choice here. I would like to know what the original word in German was. Sometimes things get lost in the exchange, know what I mean? This is obviously a rough translation. He's putting a teaser out there, "be part of a world record". lol
Hopefully we'll get contracts soon and he won't have to resort to such "offerings".
All in all, I consider the whole thing a non-event.