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This company has held back e-ink technology via patents. They refuse to talk to small/independent vendors, and try to squash anybody ordering components from ab

This company has held back e-ink technology via patents. They refuse to talk to small/independent vendors, and try to squash anybody ordering components from abroad. Now, why does that matter? Cause the Chinese had 'full color eink' for years. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002467730675.html?algo_exp_id=290576b7-1a33-4cda-bc7d-cf92821b4f9c-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000020760096269%22%7D&pdp_npi=1%40dis%7CUSD%7C%7C272.6%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%40210318d116511573141236842e84bf%7C12000020760096269%7Csea https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002467730675.html?algo_e... And there's eink phones AND tablets both. Reasonably priced. Yet we see none of that kind of innovation here... I guess we might in 5-7 years. If it's profitable.

throw10920 4y ago
Given their previous track record of rampant IP theft (from EU + Japan in addition to US), it's rather likely that these Chinese companies "developed" this technology through IP theft, rather than greenfield development. That's also a contributing factor to their products being affordable - because they don't have any R&D costs to recoup, just those associated with espionage.