Totally agree about the machines. However, I think having competitors is fine. There are a lot of people in business or in firms who have told me (while in my role in marketing), "We have no competition, we're too unique", but I've seen failure after failure of those who firmly adhere to that mindset. There's nothing wrong with keeping in mind that there are others offering something similar to your services/products, and you can make friends with them for sure...and even learn from them to do things better or differently.