Here's the link to the official News about the Phillip Morris negotiations
OfficialWire: Electronic Cigarette Company In Negotiations With Philip Morris
I do believe that PM has done projections and such and has found the e-cig growth and the Ruyan Stock rises and others things to be a threat.
So 2 things can happen in a fight like this. You can keep fighting a product that has gain so much popularity in only a couple years and not achieve anything.
Or 2, You can join in on the competition, I think PM is taking this approach because their advisers are most likely scared of the e-cig Industry and its growth in the next 5 or 10 years.
One example was when the P2P programs FIRST Came out, like Napster, the kid that developed Napster became a Billionaire and many Artist's were suing Napster because of people just downloading their music for FREE and them not making money because less were buying their albums.
Bono from U2 if any of you can recall has actually given in to Napster and then they made a deal where the U2 Song's had to be purchased for $.99 a song or something.
The idea behind the BT companies are to definitely join in on the profits of e-smoking.
They can easily buy out Ruyan and then wipe them out if they want but I think they will definitely negotiate some kind of agreement in order to profit both ways, from Analogs and E-cigs, because of the benefits E-cigs have that Analogs DO NOT.
Tobacco is Never going to go away because Tabacco smokers will NEVER ALL be converted to e-cig's. I have introduced my e-cigs to Analog only smokers and most have liked the idea but MANY has also said negative things about them.
Simply put it, selling the packs of cigarettes are most profitable for Phillip Morris, I do not believe for a second that they will blow down their tobacco factories and burn the Tobacco leaves and simply Convert.
Think about it, many of the Anti-smoking commercials are even Funded by Phillip Morris. They can talk trash about themselves and still know that once you become a analog smoker, you will be a analog smoker.
This may even be a plan for Phillip Morris to simply put on their Marlboro Packs, Quit smoking easy and buy our new quit smoking Electronic Cigarettes.
But whoever reads the Surgeon Generals Messages and thinks twice about it?
An addiction is hard to quit, not many people were willing to take the chance and convert like we have, but of course, we all hope for the best, that they DO.
Harry and Happy Vaping!!!
I just got the Joye Stick v2 and the DSE-905 V2 and am Very happy about them!
I am also trying out the KR mini pipe (Lady's pipe) It is my first E-pipe and it is pretty awesome as well.
YaY!!
