[stefan_]

Of course, this is essentially the basis of capitalism. Corporations are just people, folks, spread the knowledge and we all get richer.

The best corporations I worked at had people dedicated to reverse engineering competitor products and were deeply steeped in the market, the worst were those where product just cared about making their bosses happy.

[plun9]

Reverse engineering is not the same as this.

[Andrex]

It isn't, but it is also still (mostly) illegal too.

[plun9]

It shouldn't be illegal.