Lowrance has been telling everyone they have SI for 2 years now. So now they are either 1. Trying to get everone to by a HDS unit with promises of SI add on AND hurt Hbird’s sales or 2. They finally have it.
If you know anything about patent applications you know it’s a long hard process. There is no “Final” application.
You can apply everytime one bid gets rejected. SI goes back a lot farther than SIMRAD so if anyone’s infringing it would be them. Also, if Hbird has been infringing on their patent why didn’t they attack them 3 years ago.
A rep is going to tell you what you want to hear and what he wants you to thinK. He’s a SALESMAN.
Time will tell…………..