> In this case it's worse.  The manufacturer sells directly to the
> consumer /except/ in certian areas, where the manufacturer
> has chosen to
> allow a 'monopoly' of their product belonging to one company.  In this
> case, the manufacturer won't even consider selling directly, since
> they'd be 'competing' with /their/ customer (the middle man).

IMHO the (only but still serious) problem is that Olimex does not
mention the geographic restriction prominently on their website.

BTW if you still want something from them I can get it for you on my
next order, unless they have assigned a middle man in the Netherlands
too :)

Wouter van Ooijen

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