Jed, there is a point when it is good for a company to be seen to be at the forefront of a new technological movement. Maybe they have reached a comfort level about the E-Cat now.where they can publicly say they are on board with Rossi. If and when widespread validation comes NI will be in a good position business-wise.
Frank On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Michele Comitini <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Ergo, se National Instrument èh >> uscita allo scoperto adesso, significa che anche loro hanno escluso >> l'ipotesi (campata in aria) della bufala. " >> > > >> > > Ergo, if Nat. Instr. came out now, it >> >> means that they too excluded the (too far fetched) hoax hypothesis." >> > > The meaning of this English is a little unclear. I guess it means: > > > Ergo, if National Instruments has come out now, it means that the people > at National Instruments have excluded the hoax hypothesis, which has now > become too far-fetched to be believed. > > > I think that conclusion is reasonable. They would not allow a press > release of this nature if they suspected the machine might be a scam. I > expect they did careful due diligence checks. A large corporation like that > is very concerned about its public image. It would not want to be > identified with a scam in any way. > > I suppose they're still hedging their bets, in case the machine turns out > to be irreproducible or dangerous. I guess that is why they say things such > as: > > "I would love for him to be right. > > "We support every kind of research for the betterment of human kind. > Whoever is interested in doing that, we would be happy to support." > > It is unclear to me when they said that. This could refer to the situation > as it stood months ago. Perhaps they are now fully convinced? That could be > why they authorized the press release and "came out." If Fioravanti is > legitimate and they know that (because he works for them, let us say) they > now have certain proof that the thing is real. > > I expect NI is run by engineers. No sane engineer would dispute those > results, if he was sure Fioravanti is telling the truth. > > - Jed > > -- Frank Acland Publisher, E-Cat World <http://www.e-catworld.com> Author, The Secret Power Beneath <https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/>

