>From Michel: ...
>> Yes, indeed, I agree that anyone, including myself can purchase >> an ORBO license - a flat fee. I have no idea what an ORBO >> license would cost me, but it's probably more than I would care >> to spend. But why would I want to? What could I do with an ORBO >> license? Tinker away in my garage after work, hoping to >> discover an elusive improvement to ORBO's alleged OU? Yeah, I >> suppose that's possible, and some might actually end up doing >> just that. But not too many, methinks. Ergo, very little profit >> will be generated from the selling of ORBO "flat fee" licenses >> to anyone, be it world renown corporate giants or indigenous >> garage inventors. If that is Steorn's actual profit strategy >> in regards to marketing ORBO, they would have to be dumber >> than a pot of steaming cauliflower. >8-0 > Since you have no idea of the cost of the individual license, > nor of how many enthusiasts will buy it, nor of what they can > be persuaded to buy from Steorn after that (Steorn measurement > instruments at a preferential price, maybe?), how can you tell? I've noticed that neither have you offered any information in regards to Steorn's "flat fee" structure. I assume you don't know the answer either. So, how can you tell? We're both speculating! ;-) In any case, the economics of Supply and Demand dictate the simple fact that as the price for a "flat fee" license increases, there are likely to be fewer indigenous garage inventors (with meager pocketbooks) willing to buy into Steorn's ORBO technology. That tends to leave mostly only the big boys on the block willing to risk embarking on such endeavors. >> Adding to peatbog's recent speculations, t seems to me that >> Steorn believes that the real profits would eventually come >> from the small percentage of the gross/net sales generated >> from products implementing their ORBO technology. If >> Steorn's ORBO technology is the equivalent of a pink >> energizer bunny, such small "percentage" profits would >> eventually turn out to be a floodgate of obscene riches. > >> This premise assumes that Stoern BELIEVES their ORBO is >> valid technology... that Steorn just needs a few of those >> big spending corporate entities to buy a cheap (for them) >> licenses and subsequently work out a few minor pesky bugs! > Well not exactly, your premise assumes that the technology > IS valid (what Steorn believes is irrelevant to what will > ultimately happen). Mine assumes it isn't, but whether it > is valid or not, they will make money. I have seen dumber > schemes :) You appear to have arrived at a perception that I assume Steorn's technology IS valid. >:\ I did not say that, nor did I mean to imply it. As I previously stated: "[my] premise assumes that Stoern BELIEVES their ORBO is valid technology." (Granted, I've occasionally expressed an illogical hope that Steorn's ORBO technology might eventually turn out to be valid, but that's not what is being discussed here.) IMO, what matters is what Steorn believes to be true. IMO, it is Steorn's continued belief in ORBO as a valid technology as being the primary motivating factor in their future economic plans. It doesn't matter one whit what I believe. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
