On 15/05/2011 13:31, Olin Lathrop wrote:
> Let's even further say that reasonably clever tinkerers could reproduce t=
his
> themselves.  You really don't think that couldn't become a commercial
> success!!?  I wouldn't need to own sunlight to make this work, just the
> patent rights.

You don't even need to own the rights.
Just have a Marketing juggernaut and a bevy of Lawyers.

I agree. If any such things existed the oil companies would be 1st in=20
queue to exploit them. They don't want all that pesky exploration,=20
drilling, shipping, pipes and refineries. Especially the bad press when=20
they go wrong.
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