questionimp

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questionimpon Ask HN: Should I kill my competitor legally?

If the fact that they now have a license devalues the value of the original contract you signed for (I am assuming) exclusive rights, then that is why you have the right of first refusal in your contract.

Thanks for putting it that way, it makes more sense when I look at it from this perspective.

questionimpon Ask HN: Should I kill my competitor legally?

Yes, however there is something like a commission/bonus that is associated with the work too, so depending on how much my company is working, we get more revenues above the guaranteed level of income.

questionimpon Ask HN: Should I kill my competitor legally?

OP here. In my case, that is essentially what it is. Cooperate or I'll kill you. It can even just read I can kill you, so I will.

That is why I am really unsure about cannibalizing my own baby by not killing them, but I am very unsure whether that is the route I want to tread.

questionimpon Ask HN: Should I kill my competitor legally?

If we are satisfying our contractual obligation, and shipping what the clients want, how could a competitor make a case using "damaged sales"? Isn't that like saying that I start a cola company and say Pizza Hut is damaging my sales by selling only coca-cola?

In your retail example it makes sense when the wholesaler did not have their act together, but we do, and we are doing a good job.

questionimpon Ask HN: Should I kill my competitor legally?

I have a five year contract with my customer, that guarantees a level of income, so I am not worried about that. Plus, the payout is really nice if they cancel my contract, so that is not something that I am that worried about.

Also, I am not sure whether I want to be doing this in the long term. I am 38 now, so that is not what worries me.

questionimpon Ask HN: Should I kill my competitor legally?

No. Its like having official rights to screen the football game. I signed a 5 year contract that had a right of first refusal so there isn't any thing to do with goodwill. And I have a fixed income contract that gets adjusted as per market interest rates/inflation every year. If the contracting entity cancels my contract, I get a payout of 5x[Yearly Income], so I am not sure they would do that.