Just another excellent opinion being express here... (MINE, of course!) There seems to be much discussion about "tactics" and MOs... and, sigh..., I think we miss the most important point of all.
Much of Rossi's predilections, warts and all, strike me as highly altruistic in nature. Altruism is a rare human trait of the highest order that can be bestowed on a human being. Of course, Rossi & Focardi win *IF* their company makes millions... no, BILLIONS of dollars. But few here think that's likely to happen. Apparently, Rossi has reservations too, and it doesn't seem to bother him all that much. That's the crucial clue here! (Rossi & Focardi probably have pretty decent retirement packages, and one can only spend so much on personal indulgences.) But Rossi & Focardi also win if competition takes all the hard work and research they labored over, over the past 10-15 years to the cleaners and duplicates the results with absolutely no concern and/or conscience about compensation. Indeed, there's a high probability that Rossi & Focardi's "competitors" will quickly tweak the system just so and start implementing even better, meaner & cleaner, cheaper energy devices. Nevertheless, I think history will document the fact that Rossi & Focardi played an incalculable role in starting it all. They accomplished what they set out to do by having audacity to suggest that such an AE concept was even conceivable. They followed through on their convictions. Win or lose, both win either way. Their dream is realized. As Rossi & Focardi eventually pass through the final stages of old-age to a final resting place I think they can take comfort in the fact that they helped played an incalculable role in improving the condition of humankind. They can take comfort in the fact that they helped make the planet a better place for their children to live in. In Rossi & Focardi's case, their "children" comprise 7 billion highly disorganized, opinionated, eccentric in-laws - in-laws that often seem to spend more time than is necessary arguing about the color of the toilet paper that should be installed in the master bathroom. Fortunately, in-laws tend to only descend (with personal issues in hand) around the holidays, leaving the rest of the year pretty much up to puttering about. As the VISA commercial goes: "Priceless." Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
