Tree Farms for Sugaring

[johnallin]

Just as importantly, it prevents others from monopolizing the invention to the exclusion of others.

Touché Dr Tim...I had not looked at it that way and, as you said, you can't put the genie back in the bottle.
It's better that Proctor is in control of the technology as opposed to some corporate giant.
And I'll add; that if we didn't embrace and explore new thoughts - we'd still be riding horses to work...