Its Politics, nothing more. There is nothing wrong with the products they produse other than the fact some think they are over-priced but they are made well and last a long time, as for sueing others that is corporate game played by many companies. If you look at most companies you will find things you dont like, its like Actors and Musicians talking Politics, we just would rather not know, Monster sues a threat maybe charges too much, Emotiva employs children with 3 fingers for pennies an hour, Wallmart squeezes out the little guy every town they enter, American cars cost too much because of unions inflated wages and pension plans, Kentucky Fried Chicken doesnt hug the birds before the execute them, Bank One charges insane credit rates, and on and on and on. It is a opinion and nothing more and when we get too sensitive we cant buy or enjoy anything as almost everything has a dark or shady side to it. While I own several products from the Monster Corp I dont pay retail but they do what they should, are built well and last so buy it if you like, pass it up if you wish but almost anything you purchase is supporting some form of bad business, the nerds here just focus on a company in this narrow scope and when I say nerds WE ALL ARE, who else would sit online and argue about this silly topic but a nerd?