Planet Eclipse Sign agreement with Smart Parts

[bleachit]

Originally posted by chasden
SP has shown that they really don't care if the overall impact of their actions is hugely negative on the paintball world.

really? sp doesnt care about the pb industry as a whole? please tell me this isnt just a evil diabolical scheme to make even more money.. say it isnt so.

[WARPED1]

Originally posted by chasden
If you don't think threatening with a lawsuit isn't bullying, then I don't think you're looking at looking at the situation realistically. Additionally, by their predatory actions, which have the net effect of stopping production of some of the best electros on the market, SP has shown that they really don't care if the overall impact of their actions is hugely negative on the paintball world.

They haven't threatened anyone, they were merely excersising thier rights by law. All you zombies have to face that legally, SP is in the right. Ethically? Only if you're Bill Gates..............

[chasden]

I'm a "zombie"? Well, I did like the Dawn of the Dead re-make... so I'll take that as a complement.

If you guys see nothing wrong with the way Smart Parts does business than, I guess they are the company for you. Enjoy your Freak kits and Shockers.

Personally I see their actions as damaging to paintball community at large, and I'm gonna make sure that they don't get a cent of my hard earned money.

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Well..did anyone catch this part of the press release?

as well as patents and/or pending patent applications in Germany, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, Japan, and other countries.

I think SP may discover that regulators in other countries aren't as easy to lie, cheat and steal from.

[GT]

i still dont understand the crying. Evolve or move out of the way!

[Bonx0007]

That is exactly what we should do...evolve. Sp is putting pressure on smaller companies, the truly innovative and intelligent companies will find a way to over come this hurdle. I both hate and like smart parts.
I hate the fact that they are driving the price electros up and putting a lot of people under their legal thumb.
This patent is about as ridiculous as someone coming alog and patenting the wheel. The part about smart parts that i do like is that their die hard sense of competition will bring the best out of those who are determined to be successful in the paintball industry.

ADAPTATION IS THE KEY TO SURVIVAL.

[WARPED1]

Originally posted by chasden


Personally I see their actions as damaging to paintball community at large, and I'm gonna make sure that they don't get a cent of my hard earned money.

Well, then you can't buy an ICD gun, Intimidator, or Matrix(including the DM4).

[baka]

no, he can, he just dosen't want to.

[WARPED1]

Originally posted by baka
no, he can, he just dosen't want to.

Well, yeah. But if he buys any of those guns new, SP gets money.

[baka]

Originally posted by Bonx0007


ADAPTATION IS THE KEY TO SURVIVAL.

So are you saying that we should've just let the nazi's take over and adapt to there ways. I do believe there's nothing wrong w/ a fight against sp if you see it as threatening an idustry and sport that you love.

Is sp hurting, or was it in any way before they started doing the patent enforecemant?

[baka]

Originally posted by WARPED1
Well, yeah. But if he buys any of those guns new, SP gets money.

now your getting it.

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

The point most of you are missing:

IF ANYONE HAD A CHANCE AGAINST SP, LARGE COMPANIES LIKE DYE, NPS, AND ECLIPSE WOULDN'T HAVE SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITH THEM!!!!!

I know for a fact that Dye and NPS have enough money to fight them, but appearently they saw some vaid points in the patent. The people on AO, although smart, probably don't know near as much as Dye, ICD, Eclipse, and NPS's lawyers do about patents, and I'd like to think that their lawyers know what's best.

[GT]

Originally posted by baka
So are you saying that we should've just let the nazi's take over and adapt to there ways.

the slaughter and near genocide of an entire people and a poor patent of a paintball product: dont ever make that comparsion again. Its just sick and wrong

[baka]

thats true, but if they just hired Johnny Cockren they'd beat SP and get away w/ murder !

[robdamanii]

Originally posted by WARPED1
Smart companies that want to stay in business and not fade away in obscurity, sign with SP to settle things, Planet, yet another intelligent company.

You think Kingman or BE are going to sign with them?

You know how much money BE/K2 has to fight that? Or kingman?

I'd LOVE to see that battle in court. Of course, SP may never attempt it knowing it's a losing battle.