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<blockquote data-quote="Matt Lillie" data-source="post: 115584" data-attributes="member: 84">Re: New Midas M32 ConsoleDoes anyone think the second version would have been built if not for the first? Answer honestly.There is &quot;legal&quot;, &quot;letter of the law&quot;; There is also &quot;ethical&quot;, &quot;spirit of the law&quot;.When I was a young fellow, I and many of my friends had BMX bicycles. There were innovators, small companies that came up with great products at a sustainable margin. There were also copycat companies. Cheng-Shin became a buzzword among our little group, and a synonym for cheap crap. They made tires that didn&#039;t grip well and wore out quickly. You could buy a copy of almost every decent product that looked very similar but did not function well, neither would it be as durable. We learned that cheap copies were bad news, don&#039;t waste your money. My first lesson in &quot;Buy once, cry once&quot;.When did cheap copies become socially, morally, and financially acceptable? I don&#039;t shop at Wal-Mart, that&#039;s my choice. Clearly I am in the minority.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Matt Lillie, post: 115584, member: 84"] Re: New Midas M32 Console Does anyone think the second version would have been built if not for the first? Answer honestly. There is "legal", "letter of the law"; There is also "ethical", "spirit of the law". When I was a young fellow, I and many of my friends had BMX bicycles. There were innovators, small companies that came up with great products at a sustainable margin. There were also copycat companies. Cheng-Shin became a buzzword among our little group, and a synonym for cheap crap. They made tires that didn't grip well and wore out quickly. You could buy a copy of almost every decent product that looked very similar but did not function well, neither would it be as durable. We learned that cheap copies were bad news, don't waste your money. My first lesson in "Buy once, cry once". When did cheap copies become socially, morally, and financially acceptable? I don't shop at Wal-Mart, that's my choice. Clearly I am in the minority. [/QUOTE]

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