Here's my "two cents."
I give every developer one module to show me what they got. After that I can accurately asses the developer myself and determine what I think their work is worth. I'm excited for the JF-17 and it looks promising. I don't, truly, know if the Thunder will be worth whatever price they set until I get my hands on her and experience it for myself; including support, bug fixes, updates, etc...
I will buy the JF-17 as soon as it is available and we will have to wait and see if they can live up to the hype.