Forget the politics of all this for a minute. My position is so strong I don't care that you're trying to compete against me. My position is so weak that I ne

Forget the politics of all this for a minute. My position is so strong I don't care that you're trying to compete against me. My position is so weak that I need to stop you from competing against me. If the first isnt true the 2nd must be? How did any one think that this was a good stance from a marketing perspective?