Peter asked: >No doubt you get peeved at imitators who trade on your efforts. On >the other hand, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Why >keep good ideas under wraps? Because it can hamper progress as well? >From the stories that I have heard here in the Netherlands about the vigorous copying amongst kayak manufacturers here in the past (before Polyethylene was commonly used for touring kayaks), I understand that the result is, that no one now dares to invest in a new kayak model, even when there seems to be a possible market for it -- at least one popular (fast) touring design here that I know of, just begs for a much better version (according to the all the complaints about certain unwanted characteristics that I repeatedly hear from the owners) but it just isn't going to happen. Sad. Dirk Barends *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 06 2004 - 04:25:33 PDT
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