You do understand the purpose of every business is to maximize profits for their owners, don't you? And it does not matter when the R&D occurred, there was still a cost. If they don't make a profit, how do they pay for future R&D?ScottMon » 08 Aug 2022, 1:59 pm » wrote: ↑ Ok. In small words, the R&D has already been done. The costs have been gone for 40 years now. It's profiteering now.