this has got to be one of the most nonsensical marketing schemes i have ever seen.

it just blows my mind? company A creates a successful and innovative product. company H sees that all other companies that are trying to compete with A can't even come close, so H decides to become friends and team up with A to sell the exact same product with a modified logo (A+H instead of just A) because as the saying goes: "if you can't beat em'...". so A agrees to let H sell the product, and why not. A will still hold the patent, will now collect royalties on top of their own profits, and get free promotion since H will be dumping a whole lot of money on advertisement selling A's product by trying to re-invent their image in order to look "cool" and "hip", since the image H is currently known for is out-dated and cheap (no quotes needed). the product has no additional features (and actually has less supported features) and will cost the exact same price.
GREAT IDEA GUYS...!!!!!!!!!

*sigh*