"I don't care who gets there first". Not sure how you can possibly interpret that any other way. Obviously he wants to be first otherwise he'd give away the IP.
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 6:40 AM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > *From:* Blaze Spinnaker > > > *http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/10/raleigh-investor-darden-still-bullish-on.html?page=all* > <http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/10/raleigh-investor-darden-still-bullish-on.html?page=all> > > Ø I was re-reading this, and I strongly agree with one of the > comments…."“I don’t care who gets there first, how it happens,” he says. > “I just want to see it happen.”" …The statement is either a total > misquote or a complete lie, and therefore undermines the credibility of Tom > Darden in a huge way. > > No way ! You have this interpretation all wrong. This statement is fully > consistent with a commendable executive – one with both a high level of > social conscience and at the same time, a strong belief that he can do > it better than the competition; so he welcomes them to join him to push > the field forward … but if he cannot do it better – he wants society to > benefit over investors. > > I find this admirable. After all, he must realize that Randell Mills has > a 20 year head start and is better funded, and is not burdened with a > nutty inventor. >
