Some how Crestron and AMX have been able to prevent dealers from distributing the software via the licensing aspect of the software.


URC could EASILY do the same thing. ie, the MX-980 software license could have prohibited distribution. But they don't want to. They want to look like they are trying to cater to dealers, but I think it is more like the liquor store and the church members who complain about it. If the all the church members stopped drinking, the liquor stores would go out of business. Same thing here, if URC suddenly lost all the sales to what they consider non-authorized end-users, they would take a huge hit in revenue.

With that said, it is wrong when the remotes can be found on the internet cheaper than what it costs an authorized dealer. That is a URC problem.