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> My point is that if you make a successful product, you're going to get cloned anyway. If you're going to get cloned either way, how will you make selling you
by fpvracing 10y ago
> My point is that if you make a successful product, you're going to get cloned anyway.
If you're going to get cloned either way, how will you make selling your hardware a sustainable business?
I love hardware (robotics, incidentally) but I'm so hesitant to release a hardware product because of the inevitability and futility of competing against cheaper clones. I've seen it happen again and again in the nascent world of drone racing - somebody comes up with an innovative new design and there's a clone on Banggood three weeks later. Then most people just buy the clone. I don't see how it can be sustainable.
- hugs 10y agoIn the short to medium-term, it's a hybrid product+consulting business model with consulting gigs to add features, custom sizes, or integrated with specific testing frameworks. Long term, competition is based on brand, build quality, distribution, ISV partnerships, and the ability to keep innovating. Also, it's a B2B product, so success or failure is predominantly driven by the quality of the sales team and their process as much as anything else.
- digi_owl 10y agoI guess it comes down to that age old reputation thing. Get the brand out, get it known for quality and service, and stick with it.