Erics motives certainly can be found here - as you wrote:
someone who wanted to take over the company by illegal means!
Conclusion: He was smart enough to see the huge potential of AAPT products and thought by himself, if not now - when then - and of course he failed. This explains then as well the frustration of his followers. They had a dream but chose the wrong horse.
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