The 2nd article states "Cooler Master has an exclusive contract to manufacture devices based on the green CHERRY Switch", so they very well could have something negotiated. Still, CM doesn't actually manufacture anything, and Costar seemed happy to make Green MX boards for anyone with $$$ at Computex. Also, Ducky obviously got their hands on at least 10,000 Green MX switches, so I wonder what / who exactly is 'exclusive' with what / who / where. Very muddled. It's good to know we can count on these CES reports for details!
"Cooler Master may not have a booth at CES 2013", but I "was awed by the layout of their showcase".
[Insert Picture of CM Gear on a
Hotel Bed]
That one got me good!
Either way, I'm going to keep trying to get more Green MX (as per your requests!) from every vendor I can until someone tells me otherwise. We do sell / distribute for CM, so I'm sure they'll let me know if they need to.