Since yesterday's post, I've discovered that this scoring system is patented. Which means they could demand licensing fees and royalties if a rival chose to use it in their marketing, at least until 2029. They could even shut down ASR and EAC if they ever chose to pull a Bose and sue everyone.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20050195982A1/en

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