@elevatorman1966 : What part of MCE's product looked like an Otis? I've never seen any similarity, but I'm also not as familiar with MCE's earlier products.

Did MCE ever have any ex-Otis engineers working for them, or was this just a case of "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness" (to quote from Oscar Wilde) ?