I don’t think people understand what you’re saying Billabong. I think I get it though. What your doing is basing your thoughts on ecotechs past business trend with their pumps. They only have 1 style of MP10, one style of the 40 and 1 style of the 60. And even though they could improve upon it they haven’t. So if you have the MP60 you have the best pump for that size tank (that’s open for debate as well). If you had a smaller tank then the 40, or 10 is the best pump.
With the radions they continue to roll out better lights on the same platform. If I had a 2x2 tank then any of their lights will accommodate my needs. However if I purchased the gen1 when they first came out and said, “wow this is cutting edge lighting, I’m glad I spent the extra money for it!, My tank is SO happy with me!! You’re welcome little buddies” then I can understand the frustration with spending tons of money and getting second best only a short period of time later, and then 3rd best and so on.
Coupling the trend that you see now with what they were doing, you would expect that the gen1 would still be the best of the best for a 2x2 tank, maybe the gen2 would work for a 2x3, the pro for 3x4 and so on. That would only make sense.
However, looking back it’s not that different, remember that they did the same thing with their pumps. The MP10, 20’s and 40’s weren’t wirelessly controlled,(the 20 is now obsolete). Once they fine tuned the wireless technology, they came out with the “W” model. So what they are doing is no different from what they did in the past.
Quite frankly I look at all these new lights as bells and whistles. I have the gen1’s and don’t buy into the hype of any of the others. You can continue to get bent over their business choices, but if everyone thought like you and I, then they would have flopped on the gen2 and they would have learned from their mistake and you wouldn’t see another light on the same platform. But it seems that once someone like mr. saltwater fish guy (or whatever his name is) and the person of the thread you’re following says, “Don’t get left in the dark ages!! these are great lights, you have to get them!!”. What do we do? We have to get them because that’s how marketing works.
Bill, I wouldn’t expect to change the minds of these readers, the customer loyalty is unwavering. I never understood it myself. (I’m going to cars and I know you said not to) I own 2 luxury vehicles from the same company, do I like them? Heck yeah they are built to last. Would I defend them in a argument over which is better. NOPE, why because, I’m not on their payroll, they aren’t paying me to defend them. And what’s good for me, may not be good for you.
