alistair
"I apologise for rattling your cage."
erm, dont apologise because you didnt rattle my cage. It appears I rattled yours. You came out with some bullshit that its "FACT" that a trial means its an deal etc.
Its common knowledge within retail, announcing a "trial" , is in fact stating a "deal", "contract", call it what you like btw, is to be announced in the not too distant future!!!
get it ?
and now you say its common knowledge that a "contract" follows. So first you state its FACT and now you say its common knowledge.
thats bullshit ramping.
A trial is a trial. Nothing more nothing less. Interpreting anything more than that and putting it forward as fact should be taken for what it is, bullshit. And boy are you a bullshitter, on par with PM1.