I think this thread is funny. I'm convinced some people must think any business which operates within the hobby sector must be a charity? Well sorry guys, they aren't.
Mylaps are a business and any business which values it future must have a keen strategy for growth, profit generation, differentiation and innovation. Look at your own employers and the businesses you work within. Just because Mylaps service a hobby market doesn't change any of this. Mylaps are demonstrating they are following this model by innovating a new product. That product differentiates them from the competition which in turn gives them growth and presumably, profit.
MRT are also a business and must have the same strategy but looking at the evidence, anecdotal though it is at the moment, they are failing in the area of innovation. This, as I see it, is because they don't innovate or they'd have there own complete timing system. Instead they've understood the market leading technology and produce a lower cost alternative, or in other words a counterfeit product.
An interesting thought I just had is how similar this situation is, or was, to the natural world, like I said, its just a thought.
"A parasite lives in a close relationship with another organism, its host, and causes it harm. The parasite is dependent on its host for its life. For example, viruses are common parasites. The parasite needs its host to live, grow, and multiply. Parasites rarely kill their hosts, but most hosts will try to remove the parasite"
MRT make a great product, I'm not knocking them, I'm sure they'll do as they have before, understand the tech, produce an alternative and in a relatively short period of time we'll be back as we were a few months ago but do keep in mind, Buy cheap, buy twice!