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Biased view

The article seems to present the Colt vs Leavitt cases through the POV of a Leavitt surrogate. ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 21:54, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The efficacy of Colt's firearms versus the competitions' remains the subject of debate today. Samuel Colt was the first to obtain a revolver patent (over a year preceding Leavitt's), but Leavitt obtained his patent before Samuel Colt manufactured a single weapon -- indicating Leavitt was working on his design at the same time. There were other competitors, too, and the competition scared Colt enough that he brought suit in United States district court to shut them down based on claims of patent infringement. Proprietary patent claims, especially in emerging technologies, are nothing new. (As veterans of today's technology wars can attest.) And even after Colt had won, his own attorney advised him not to press his luck -- because the next time he sued he might find the tables turned. Who made the better firearm? The debate goes on, but history, as they say, is written by the victor, and Samuel Colt was certainly that. This article is meant to raise these sorts of questions, not to resolve whose armaments were superior. And in any emerging industry, the collision of manufacturers has one sure winner: the consumer. (That is, of course, unless a monopoly prevails, or if true innovation is squelched.) MarmadukePercy (talk) 05:48, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps trim the section on MGACo, and add {{main}} tag?

Either way, it should have a main tag in the section about the company. ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 06:03, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks, I'll have a look.MarmadukePercy (talk) 15:42, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]