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To: JoAnnBarbour who wrote (24816)	10/15/2018 5:49:52 PM
From: dimtint	Respond to of 50042

<<Gentex’s windows formerly had been marketed by PPG as the Alteos Interactive Window, but Gentex is handling marketing in-house now. “We felt we could manage our product ourselves,” said Behm. PPG has since signed a marketing agreement with Gentex competitor Vision Systems of France.>> The other side to the story. Of course, the King Airs left with PPG for SPD. There is no doubt in my mind that EC has gotten better at a faster rate than SPD has over the same few years. Otoh, EC seems to have reached a speed limit on large format that it may not be able to get around, while the cost of SPD has fallen faster imo. Another piece of the puzzle, not addressed in the article, is the hot window for EC. We need to see SPD make some headway in Airlines to feel that is can actually dominate. Those 787's are strong bragging rights. As for a commercial airline agreement, I'll wait to see what it is. The Quantas A380's never seemed so great:)

To: JoAnnBarbour who wrote (24816)	10/15/2018 6:02:10 PM
From: tinknocker	5 Recommendations Recommended By aknahow dimtint JoAnnBarbour N. Dixon worldcup1998 Respond to of 50042

PPG has since signed a marketing agreement with Gentex competitor Vision Systems of France. So, we have to ask ourselves one silly question. Why would a very large and successful multinational corporation, with years of acceptance of a particular product, abruptly drop that relationship and immediately switch to a competitive product ? I'm quite sure Joe didn't give up the ranch to get them. I'm also quite sure they ( and the board and the analysts and the scientists ) did a lot of homework and are privy to far more information than the posters on this board, on either side. I'm also sure we will never see their marketing platform, but i'm confidant it will be a fantastic one and they already have all the appropriate connections in the industry.