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Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

However one day development stopped and so did communication.

I certainly can empathize with your situation, up to the point of making a public statement without including more facts. Deals go wrong and you certainly dished out enough money to feel wronged, but is it a tort? Was he delicit?

Not that it is ideal, but another programmer could pick up where he left off given enough incentive. Sounds to me like you need to find the right programmer and cut him in on the resale of the product or something of that nature. Have a legal third party write out the contract, even though it might never be affordable to enforce it. You never know where a business venture will take you.

Anyway, I wish you good luck and I hope you can work out some alliance with the developer. A little bit of his time working with a new programmer can save you a ton of money. It is well worth to agree to disagree and have a path beyond the dispute for the sake of the product.

Sincerely