Originally Posted by Moriendor 
I have no idea how you are leaping to the "weird" conclusion that I was presenting anything as "fact" when I clearly stated that "my guess"
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There is just no way. There must be another source of funding, whether it is a bank loan, private equity or their super-secret treasure chest
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Uh-huh.
Anyway, why don't you ask? inXile has an ask a dev going, JE Sawyer has a formspring. Don't draw your own conclusions and then present them as fact. Ask.