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"that he didn't deserve" Well, you don't know that. The images of the mp3 players he was selling basically look like a cheap knock off of the iPod shuffle. App
by dools 15y ago
"that he didn't deserve"
Well, you don't know that. The images of the mp3 players he was selling basically look like a cheap knock off of the iPod shuffle. Apple spends a lot of money on their design and branding and it's their right to protect that investment, wouldn't you say?
This isn't the same as patent trolling.
- gravitronic 15y agoIn some cases with Asian factories the no-name product isn't even a "cheap knock-off", it's from the same factory with the same design. Say MP3 Factory A gets an order for 1000 units/day but has capacity to do 1400/day. The factory still runs the extra 400/day and sells them as no-names. Note: this is probably not the case any more with most proprietary electronics because competition is fierce enough that a factory would not want to lose a client. It does however flood the market with cheaper equivalents for all sorts of other products: clothes, shoes, wallets, etc.
- JonnieCache 15y agoOh it definitely still goes on. Try buying some high-end headphones from ebay.
- khafra 15y agoIs there a canonical list anywhere of products, or at least product categories, for which good label arbitrage opportunities exist on Ebay and elsewhere? I'll pay $0.99 for filet mignon in a McDonald's wrapper any day.