Nick will definitely surprise us, I can't imagine what his future surprises might be, but if they compare to the tcon-300 and pano bracket we will all be buying and enjoying his products in years to come.
I liked the third place design with the Fanotec name very much, but I too liked the 1st place one, but had selected it with the Nifan name as I liked how that fit within the circle.
With all the like logos I had thought voting might get pulled in different directions, with how the results are though it may be interesting to see how the final voting results tallied.