Snoots: You said "But I can tell ya this: Inworldz is going to succeed whether OpenSim / OSgrid succeeds or not-- because they have their ducks in a row."
That may not be true, current trends would suggest otherwise. Consider the following:
• Since September of last year they have LOST 121 regions and 590 active users.
• Mesh is not supported.
• Media on a prim is not supported.
• Pathfinding is not supported.
• NPCs are not supported.
• They do not support the most popular viewer.
• SL vehicle scripts still do not work there (vehicle parameters not implemented).
• They are still in beta and are the MOST expensive OS based commercial grid.
I could go on, but you get the idea. Paraphrasing you, I am not trying to insult them, just making casual observations without the rose colored IW glasses.