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To: Bob Rudd who wrote (6914)	4/23/1999 9:03:00 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Respond to of 78497

Bob, >>Wayne: I noted from a yahoo post by a former employee, that they'd lost patent protection on this has expired. I'm not sure when, but if it were recent then the earnings could suffer as knock-off's proliferate. If I were in a store and saw Velcro for $2 and Velwannabe for $1.50, I'd go for the lower cost...not a high risk purchase.<< According to the info I've seen it's been off patent for a long time. I asked the company about the competition. They said only that the competition is fierce on both price and quality but that they believe they have the upper hand. The results seem to indicate that. The company is very profitable. But believe me I hear your point! I worry about everything. WC