I was probably one of the biggest ledger fans out there - having seen them "sell" their products from day one on card tables, in competition ( and losing by the way ) with the girl scouts and their awesome cookies.

It does pain me to say the above using the past tense. I hope they are able to earn my respect back still.

So my question is: I was floored reading about 2/2.5 years ago how signing was performed outside of the SE and in BOLOS. I.e.: PrivKey was in play where it shouldn't be. Do we think it was the 10 bucks that pushed too far?

That redditor published their findings, their outreach to Ledger proper, and their terrible response to. There was no outrage at the time by the community. Again, I'm glad that something happened, perhaps those were the magical 10 bucks / added kick in the teeth needed to truly bring this to everyone's forefront.

The amount of hubris that Ledger has ( and is) displayed for some time is disheartening still. I think a hard look in the mirror is needed by upper management. I.e.: You sh*t does not in fact smell like roses, and you are not the smartest people in the room.

I apologize for this this turning into a rant/ dear john letter - but I can't be the only one that was shocked upon learning how signing was actually taking place back in the day and the lack of concern was odd. I guess I have a lot of homework this summer.