I for one don't see a problem with the auto petter. I don't have one, but if I had more lindens and did not have to buy the berries for the Meeroos so often, that have been draining my pocket, I would have purchased one.
I don't see anyone up in arms about other items not made by Malevay. If you are gonna complain, at least be consistant.
The auto petter is no different than if your iPod earphones break, and you go to Radio Shack to get another brand. Apple wants you to buy their headphones, and will even tell you that the other brand does not work as well. But i can tell you that the brand X works just as well as the name brand.
Plus focus on the auto petter should not be the first point of business for Malevay, there are many other server and Meeroo problems to handle. There is a multitude of those out there with baby ready nests WHO DO NOT WABT TO COAX them, but just want to sell them. Yes I know you can sell a live one, but you don't have to feed a nest, you do have to feed a Meeroo. And I know someone with a nest that has been "awaiting" stats since the server problem. Seems there are more pressing issues than the auto petter.
Seems the whole food issues was swept under the rug, why not help those that purchased fake food and lost lindens. That actually is more of a problem than the auto petter, as no one who purchased it is complaining. But those that purchased fake food are.
Let that person make his lindens, he is an entrepreneur, wish i knew how to do stuff like that. And if he feels inclined to do so, toss me one of those auto petters my way