MST, one possible down side that we never got to fully elucidate one way or another is "barriers to competitive entry". Typically, when a business model yields money printing press like yields, competitors try to get in on the gravy train. In many situations, intellectual property rights serve as barriers. In other cases, brand and market dominance serve as barriers, and in other cases massive investments required serve as such barrier. In this case, it seems that the barriers erected , if any are not particularly "formidable", and while being the first counts for something, as I mentioned before, "pioneers often end up with arrows in their back". After this lengthy preamble, can you comment on what you might know of the strategic steps being taken to assure long term survivability of ASTN unique system?
TIA
Zeev |
