Tony,
We all know that the current Sanyo cell will not compete with the GP cell. So if Sanyo wanted to compete they would of had to figure away to make a better cell. It took them awhile to release the 3600 and it's not very good.
Like I said there is a rumor about handmade Sanyo cells.
To even add to this rumour I heard that Sanyo was going to sue IFMAR if their cells weren't legal but another major company was going to sue if the Sanyo's were legal.
As far as i'm concerned if IFMAR would properly tech cells I wouldn't care if Sanyo would be legal. I just don't want special cells to be used and give an unfair advantage.