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<blockquote data-quote="Arik Semagin" data-source="post: 115941" data-attributes="member: 5072">Re: New Midas M32 ConsoleJust my 2c: I think some people here hate Uli Behringer for one reason: he is a success story. He doesn&#039;t really need to be defended. There will be always someone who will talk shit about him and B-branded gear in general, based on hearsay or past experience. While I totally support John Roberts in his ethical vs. legal position, there&#039;s nothing can be done if IP wasn&#039;t adequately protected. If not Behringer, somebody else would&#039;ve done it.&nbsp; And yes, sometimes lawyers and experts win the courts, not the truth. (O.J.Simpson 1995 trial is the prime example). There&#039;s a lot more shady court rulings in computer and software industry, and also in music copyrights. There were numerous accusations that Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea of Facebook from his college mates, but ..... he&#039;s the one who implemented it.I&#039;m surprised that Uli takes time to answer some accusations here personally. Most other technology leaders wouldn&#039;t even bother.There&#039;s new aggressive player in the same entry-level market segment, InMusic Brands (ALTO, AKAI Pro, Alesis, Numark, M-AUDIO and a few others). Some of their small-format mixers looks suspiciously similar to Behringer&#039;s mixers. It would be interesting to see how the competition unfolds and how much of a copying will take place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arik Semagin, post: 115941, member: 5072"] Re: New Midas M32 Console Just my 2c: I think some people here hate Uli Behringer for one reason: [B]he is a success story[/B]. He doesn't really need to be defended. There will be always someone who will talk shit about him and B-branded gear in general, based on hearsay or past experience. While I totally support John Roberts in his ethical vs. legal position, there's nothing can be done if IP wasn't adequately protected. If not Behringer, somebody else would've done it. And yes, sometimes lawyers and experts win the courts, not the truth. (O.J.Simpson 1995 trial is the prime example). There's a lot more shady court rulings in computer and software industry, and also in music copyrights. There were numerous accusations that Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea of Facebook from his college mates, but ..... he's the one who implemented it. I'm surprised that Uli takes time to answer some accusations here personally. Most other technology leaders wouldn't even bother. There's new aggressive player in the same entry-level market segment, [B]InMusic Brands[/B] (ALTO, AKAI Pro, Alesis, Numark, M-AUDIO and a few others). Some of their small-format mixers looks suspiciously similar to Behringer's mixers. It would be interesting to see how the competition unfolds and how much of a copying will take place. [/QUOTE]

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