they’re probably squirting out logs of step shaped aluminum and chopping each individual step off.
ill repeat it for the ones in the back who didn’t hear. Unless you make a product that is so wildly different, your IP is protected by a very broad patent umbrella, you will be ‘ripped off’.
if you expect iterative innovation NOT to occur, you’re mismanaging your expectations.
I love Dano, and EWO. I have a bunch of squirrel steps. I prefer his product and service. But if I had to make the choice between no steps and hawk steps, it’s an easy one. And there are lots of folks who don’t have SS as an option.
the pearl clutching is fun to watch - but it does turn into judgment of the fella who has 50.00 to spend on steps, but not 150.00...