Though he attempted to obtain sole access of the item so that he could become the exclusive distributor of crystal web technology, the Lucents would not have this. That did not stop Orta from trying, however, and he even went so far as to hire thugs to try to take out the competition; though, of course, these thugs were not traceable back to him, and they did not succeed anyway. In the end, the technology was given to all parties involved.