Ned Ludd
Silver $$ Contributor
jfseaman - you keep going on and on about a series of events about which you apparently know very little, regardless of the fact that they've been spelled out very clearly here. I can only speak for myself, but I neither "threatened" nor "attacked" anyone. I initially pointed out the similarity between the two devices and asked what the actual difference was. After being informed they were "totally different" because of a different type of batteries and slightly different motor speed, I expressed my opinion that in fact they were not really different at all, and that in my opinion there were also likely to be patent infringement issues. After a couple back-and-forths, the thread was removed.
The removal of the posts, combined with the fact that a BarrelCool was requested for the purpose of "reviewing it", only to make some very minor changes and then try to market it in direct competition with the BarrelCool seems pretty suspicious to me. Your assertion that this is some kind of an attempt to squash innovation is ridiculous. Innovation is more than simply changing the type of battery in a device, or using a motor with a slightly faster speed. Perhaps instead of going on and on about something about which you have little knowledge, you should try investing significant amounts of your own time and effort to develop an innovative product, and then successfully market it. When someone request a free sample to "review it", but then makes a few changes and tries to market your device as their own, I rather suspect you will have a much different view on the entire matter. In any event, your opinion and mine are both equally meaningless as I'm sure the patent lawyers will ultimately decide whether there has or has not been patent infringement.
The removal of the posts, combined with the fact that a BarrelCool was requested for the purpose of "reviewing it", only to make some very minor changes and then try to market it in direct competition with the BarrelCool seems pretty suspicious to me. Your assertion that this is some kind of an attempt to squash innovation is ridiculous. Innovation is more than simply changing the type of battery in a device, or using a motor with a slightly faster speed. Perhaps instead of going on and on about something about which you have little knowledge, you should try investing significant amounts of your own time and effort to develop an innovative product, and then successfully market it. When someone request a free sample to "review it", but then makes a few changes and tries to market your device as their own, I rather suspect you will have a much different view on the entire matter. In any event, your opinion and mine are both equally meaningless as I'm sure the patent lawyers will ultimately decide whether there has or has not been patent infringement.
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