The Brinks PSA

Oct 10, 2007 22 Replies

I can answer that. Brinks isn't concerned with Jim Rojas at all. They see him as an irritant, not a threat. The problem for them is that other, much larger players may do the same thing. If they don't preserve their IP rights future litigants may claim that they have abandoned those rights. It's easier for them to beat up on Rojas than a large, national firm that can afford (and has enough sense to employ) lawyers.

Sadly, although he could probably have won the case if he had done things right, Jim is about to be crushed by Brinks. All this nonsense in the newsgroup serves only to provide more ammunition for Brinks' lawyers to use against Jim. Another gentleman wondered how Brinks would respond if they realized how much bad publicity the case is giving them here. I can answer that, too. They don't give a rat's olson what you, I or any other alarm industry person thinks. They already know they sell garbage and they know that we know it. They count on making the sale before the consumer has an opportunity to hear a better offer from a real alarm company. It's the same as Sonitrash. They don't care what the competition thinks either.

While we're at it, neither do I. Do you? :^)

What harm? A bunch of small-potato alarm salesman in an obscure newsgroup won't respect them any more? We never did before anyway and it didn't hurt them.

I think your assessment of Brinks' plans and motives are accurate for the most part. However Brinks', like everyone and everything, can suffer. There may not be much to come out of here that is negative enough to impact them, that's certain, but it may generate a considerable amount in some other places. I have always been told "never make enemies for free". Seems like that is good advice for all, including Brinks. Even better that they won't consider anything at all could ever come from such a rag tag, constantly bickering, obscure group as this. Too bad they had to pick on one of the nicest guys here. If they went after you, or a couple of others posting here (including me) on the other hand, well, never mind. I don't want to do their thinking for them.

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