i completely understand what you're saying. i'm not saying it's right to infringe on his patent. however, the bipods being sold on amazon are not counterfeit, they are copies. very different. secondly, i merely responded calmly to a heated video of his that was quite unprofessional that he wont ever be rid of the cheap copies and that if he wants to do something about it other than just complain, he could offer a product at a lesser price, not necessarily the same model he sells for what i see as overpriced. this is a similar example to the small grocery store opening up next to a walmart. that's a bad business idea as walmart is guaranteed to beat the smaller stores prices. the one thing the small store has going for it is customer service. however, if the customer service is bad... i.e. treating a potential customer or just joe shmo the way he treated he, he doesn't deserve my business at all. no one should feel bad for the small store owner in that situation because he decided to wrap all his eggs in a basket that was incredibly stupid. you can come up with a million dollar idea, but once the million dollars is up, is it everyone elses responsibility to support you now? no. either find another way to boost profit or sales or get another job or a different one. just because the atlas is a great product, it doesn't mean people are obligated to support the guy's family.
i'm all for supporting Americans. but by no means, ever, should the responsibility to be prosperous fall on anyone but yourself. and never should a business owner treat someone the way he did to me for stating the obvious.
