How do we know that this is not a fake news? However, I think it's quite true.

What a great story from Kickstarter's most valuable player to a debt monster that make every of its loyal customer angry

Nice work for a weekend :-) Moderation may not be the top priority if the idea is good enough. Worry about the UX first, then aesthetic.

Nope. When you see it then it's not insider anymore since the sources are multiple news websites.

They plan to do NOTHING from the beginning.

If you want to attract the majority of users, you need to have at least some aesthetic in your product. Try to research Polymail and Nylas N1.

What do you think about this? http://ivelope.com/img/newdesign.png

Yes, the design is what people complain about a lot, new design on the way I'm gonna try to release it with the new design next week

iRobot can't really see the market need while competitor like neato and LG are offering better product with lower price. In China market, Xiao Mi and other local copycats are also selling well.

Where's the innovation at iRobot? Where are the self driving garbage cans and self driving beach coolers? Where's the quad copter that brings you a beer? This is a neat submarine article for them, but it seems to highlight a kind of complacency that other firms can innovate around.