Wow... still going...
He's the
Duracell Energiser Bunny of Patent Trolls - aside from the serious aspect to this thread I haven't laughed this much since - fuck knows!!!
I think the thread should remain open too, there's plenty to discuss beyond the matter that started it all and it's fast becoming a daily driver of my humour circuits
As a general observation, I have tried and failed (maybe my search fu is off today?) to find companies filing for bankruptcy citing cheaper clones as a reason, does anyone know of any real world examples, I feel if this is such a massive problem there should be thousands and there should be some of those blog posts, you know, the ones that have titles like '35 awesome companies that were destroyed by cheap clones', etc.
I think the following are truisms:
1) People who don't buy cheap knockoffs don't ever buy cheap knockoffs, they have brand loyalty and/or appreciate quality
2) Many people who do buy cheap knockoffs were probably never going to buy the original item anyway
or
3) After they have bought the cheap knockoff, they end up buying the original because it gave them a taste and they realise they wanted a better version
4) We are all VAS sufferers and will probably end up with both the knock-off and the original and all the other variants and curiosities anyway?
5) Every device in the world promotes further purchases, builds awareness of the scene and generally just contributes to the economy
There's more, but overall I just don't really believe that the knock-off market is as damaging as some people make out... in fact I have a sneaky suspicion that it actually helps everyone in the long run.
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Just to prove what an anti-social aggressive and manipulative troll Mr. Dee is being, I am reiterating the three posts that started this discussion...
Please pay careful attention to who brought up patents... hint: it wasn't me!
But apparently I twisted poor Mr. Dee's position into something it wasn't - this is absolutely batshit crazy:
I love the formfactor and I hate the fact that the tech is stolen from DV.
Although I have no love for the Orion, there is still that moral obligation to not buy stolen shit.
Oooh a bit of drama, I am very curious, I have no idea what this is about.
Would someone please explain what the tech actually is that is stolen?
edit: I am only asking because I really can't see what tech Dynavap invented here, I just see that they put a bunch of already very well established tech together to suit this specific purpose... am I wrong?
Induction heating
Batteries
Battery management
Intrusion detection (I know this isn't right but it was the closest thing I could think of)
Plastic moulding
Buttons
I can't think of anything else... anyone?
Also... did they invent the stem and all third party stems are theft too?
Also also... what constitutes true invention? Are we all not 'standing on the shoulders of giants'?
The magnetic reed switch that George owns a patent on.
Remember when Dynatec had trouble getting chokes/inductors for the V2 Orion release? China was building and shipping the clone Orions with the shorted pieces. These are the people purchases support.
I have a soft spot for patent infringement. This is where I draw my moral line.
and today...
Its not about that patent - that's what I've been trying to tell you, whoever gives a shit.
I am crying with laughter... the posts are there for anyone to go back and check for themselves at the beginning of this thread!
I am at this point starting to feel guilty for questioning the accusations of theft, I mean is there a problem we don't know about that should encourage empathy?