What's worse is this thing is currently faster at loading video than our current commercial software product... Huh...

Patent it! Or whatever you do with code!

It's not really patentable exactly as it's built for literally off-the self code.
It's just more streamlined than what the company is currently using, and that's disconcerting to me on a few levels.

Cause if the COO wants me to turn this into a new new product I'm saying "Fuck no,... unless you double my salary".

Note, if the COO himself is making twice my salary I'd be amazed, We're a small company.