Wow. OK, well, he does say there will be an opportunity for a closed beta and communication will continue thru that channel. I looked at that forum when you posted just out of idle curiosity and to be blunt, it's surprising Dan hadn't closed it sooner. Some messages were literally months old, at least one thread was over a year ago with no replies.
Just a waste of funds for him, I guess, even though it was a very nice feature. He has a customer service portal so that anyone w/issues or questions can reach him, right?