I can't say that it would taint previous testing results, but he'll probably have to quit posting further tests if he is successful in going commercial with this. It would be a loss to the community for sure, but OC.com has been a 90% editorial site for a long time anyway.
He's spent years contributing to the community for (I'd guess) nearly free.
If the fund of knowledge he's built over time has allowed him to come up with something that might make some money, then more power to him. Who knows, this design might make it into millions of OEM boxes and make JoeC a millionaire. That would be a good thing.
I don't recall anyone questioning BillA's radiator analyses, or his motives after he made the leap to Swiftech. He was a valuable member of this forum as well for a while until that company started going public.
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