Where did you get the information about stealing the formula? The link you gave didn't seem to mention it.
>There are a huge number of bad capactitors that have been used in PC motherboards. A company Nichicon stole an electrolyte formula from a competitor, but it was incomplete. Not knowing this, they used it to make tons of capacitors. These have been used by Dell, HP etc to make motherboards. Instead of lasting 7+ years, the components fail much quicker.
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http://news.com.com/PCs+plagued+by+bad+capacitors/2100-1041_3-5942647.html?tag=nefd.lede
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