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Old 08-18-2009, 01:35 PM   #55 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Why wouldn't you be able to capitalize on it? It'd be no different from all the companies that build electric motors (and all the other electric/electronic devices that work when you plug them in to a wall socket) without having any business relationship with your local utility company.
You wouldn't be able to capitalize on it because of hack-a-day Ecomodders like the majority of the people on this site. We would crack the hardware of the units, make schematic diagrams of the innards, put the photos on a forum like this and have a DIY section on how to make the unit for $50. That's why, not saying that the company could make an IC that had proprietary information and design, but it would just be a matter of time before the above would happen.
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