&gt;How will this all end? Do you really want to get involved in making a new card reader at this point? One gets a distinct sense that the companies focused on copycat readers are in a great deal of trouble. Much better to be the original card reader and stay focused on original problems, or an original company in another space entirely.&quot; - Peter Thiel<p>tell that to MS of 198x-199x and actually of 21st century too...