In the PESN postscript, it is quite obvious that NI is distancing itself from any conclusions on authenticity. I added emphasis with the >><< below:
PESN Postscript On November 10, 2011 4:39 PM [MST], regarding the above story, I received the following from Trisha McDonell | Corporate PR Manager | National Instruments. Subject: Re: final Re: contact info for E-Cat / NI contract Thank you Sterling for allowing us to review. We approve the text, >>>especially the National Instruments portion of the story that includes Stefano's quote and information.<<< Best regards Trisha _________ The quotes she is referring to were: "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." _________ For the record, I would love for him to be right, too. Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: >Michele Comitini <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Ergo, se National Instrument รจ >> 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
