It is a Garmin world now.
Do you not see a potential danger there?
On a somewhat different level, many firms made vacuum cleaners, but Hoover became the dominant force to the extent that it became the generic term, IE-"do the hoovering"
James dyson hawked his revolutionary bit of kit around all and sundry....they all turned him down,
Dyson was lucky (and plucky!) raised finance, started production and is now the leader.
RK, somehow, are able to attract OE specifiers. (Price? Delivery? superb no-hassle warranty? )...Once the kit is in, they have a monopoly and squeeze 'till the pips squeak....In the motoring- world, some manufacturers charge obscene amounts for certain components....so-much so, that many vehicles are economic writeoffs ,whilst having another 10-20 years' potential life.
BUT with very few exceptions, these are isolated failures, not a fundamental design or quality-control failure.
The R-K scenario would appear to be a one-way ticket to trouble.
I am amazed that the regulatory authorities would approve a monopoly-fitment , where alternatives are available. Sensible legislation would make a choice mandatory.
As demonstrated, monopolies are wide open to abuse. I am with mr. smith all the way on this.
make sure bell understand just
WHY their product is on the "don't buy" list! - they may just count the lost sales and reconsider.
About 10 years ago, Mercedes Benz were the subject of much comment in the press "Letter-pages"...the bean-counters had gouged the quality to the point where reliability, paint and durability were all being publically vilified.
Their reputation took a severe hammering and they have done a great deal of rethinking,-result? Quality restored, buyer-confidence recovering and though the margins may be down, the better product is selling more units, so the overall profit is bigger.......are you listening, Mr. Bell?