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Whew, Zanedog, you kinda flew off the handle there...
The "meaty part" of the market I am referring to is the bulk of sales, or at least, the bulk of the offerings, which closely correlate to the bulk of sales since folks can't buy what isn't available. The meaty part of the market does not use external batteries.
Pop into any bike shop, from local indies to a big chain store like Performance, and you'll self-contained, USB rechargeable headlights make up probably 80% of the market. Maybe it's 70%, or maybe it's 87%, I dunno, but if it's anywhere near 80%...that's the kind of meat I'm talking about.