[Dem Guard]

Well 1200.00 per 2000 stores would have been 2,400,000 and
he would have supplied the units if I’m reading this right.
What has HD spent to defend themselves in this lawsuit which they lost at a much greater cost?

[norge]

According to the article, the unit didn't cost $1200. Home Depot offered him $1200 less than it cost him to make it.

[norge]

Well, dang...just reread the original article and you’re both right...$1200, less than it cost Powell to produce it.

Missing commas can be devastating.

[norge]

Well, dang...just reread the original article and you’re both right...$1200, less than it cost Powell to produce it.

Missing commas can be devastating.

[Quiller]

HD offered him $1200/unit for 8 units, according to what the article said. That he would have supplied every store eventually would be open to speculation, but not unreasonable. I doubt that his net from his invention would have been $15 million.

I'm sure in hindsight, HD wishes they had gone about it differently -- either paid the high price, or contracted someone else to solve the problem.

It seems that $15 million would be quite enough "punition" as it stands, but then the judge tacks on anouther $8 million to get the point across?

That doesn't come out of HD's pockets, it comes out of the pocket of every HD customer through higher prices.

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