Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
good point. let me think... i know: if he doesn't listen then i will resign. that would terminate the project as he needs my technical expertise
Your associate blacklisted someone because of a single launch product launch gone bad and that blacklisting extends not just to not collaborating with them on a product launch again (which would be perfecting understandable) but to banning them from using EOMA.
By doing so he has sent the message "we will ban people from using EOMA for reasons other than using the EOMA name on a product that doesn't meet the spec". That is a seriously worrying message for anyone considering implementing EOMA based products.