Saul Griffith (co-founder of Makani) is a far more valuable asset than just the tech/product here. He's very active, collaborative, & well respected in the Maker community.
Is Saul still involved at Makani? I haven't seen him mentioned in the news stories about the purchase and Makani is listed as one of the things he's done in the past on his website. The awesome things he could do at Google is one of the first things I thought of but haven't gotten any confirmation that he's going with the company.
