>> What happened is an aspect of small companies getting larger. <<

Thank you for clarifying. I apologize for misunderstanding.

>> Loiosh has been through several reincarnations as his old bodies wore out. <<

Bunbun (that's the public name), my stuffed rabbit friend that has been with me since I was born, is still *bits* of the same bunny but has been re-covered over and over again with my very inept fabric-crafting skills. Bunbun is tattered and textured and overdue for a new layer of fuzzy, but still good company.