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Both companies end up winning here, for different reasons. OXO is the voice of reason that calmly explains what's what while Quirky looks like the protector who

Both companies end up winning here, for different reasons. OXO is the voice of reason that calmly explains what's what while Quirky looks like the protector who goes to bat for their inventors and community.

PommeDeTerre 14y ago
To a lot of us, it looks like yet more pointless time- and effort-wasting squabble from the "design" crowd.
- callum85 14y ago
  It's a matter of reputation and business for both participants in the squabble, so it's not a waste of time for them. You might have wasted your time reading it and commenting on it (if you didn't find it interesting), but that's your fault. I found it fun to read, so it didn't waste my time. And you said '...the "design" crowd'. What are your quote marks for? Are you implying they're not actually designers, or are you mocking the idea of product design as a profession, or something else?
  - PommeDeTerre 14y ago
    It's far more a waste of their time and effort than it is of mine. Pointless drama like this does not result in new products, it does not result in improvements to existing products, it does not reduce their cost of doing business, and otherwise has no beneficial properties. Like I said before, even from a marketing perspective, it probably does far more harm than good for both of them. And I put "design" in quotes because I don't know how else to refer to them. They apparently don't like being called "hipsters", which is the only other word I could think of that would describe them, collectively.
michaelhoffman 14y ago
To me, Quirky looks like the crazy person who escalates in a big way without even bothering to talk to the supposed wrongdoers. Not someone I want to do business with.
- mistermann 14y ago
  My thoughts exactly. They also look like hypocrites and thieves. They should be ashamed of themselves.
- adamkiss 14y ago
  Well, at least they "Think Different" – "Here's to the crazy ones…" :D
bostonpete 14y ago
I'd say the main benefit to Quirky is the publicity. OXO has been a household name for a long time, Quirky not so much.
- lancewiggs 14y ago
  Sadly this has backfired badly - the first I heard of Quirky story was from this post, and I am now unlikely to ever buy one of their products. Oxo on the other hand is an amazing story in the design thinking community, and it is nice to see their rhetoric match their product quality.

PommeDeTerre 14y ago

To a lot of us, it looks like yet more pointless time- and effort-wasting squabble from the "design" crowd.

callum85 14y ago
It's a matter of reputation and business for both participants in the squabble, so it's not a waste of time for them. You might have wasted your time reading it and commenting on it (if you didn't find it interesting), but that's your fault. I found it fun to read, so it didn't waste my time. And you said '...the "design" crowd'. What are your quote marks for? Are you implying they're not actually designers, or are you mocking the idea of product design as a profession, or something else?
- PommeDeTerre 14y ago
  It's far more a waste of their time and effort than it is of mine. Pointless drama like this does not result in new products, it does not result in improvements to existing products, it does not reduce their cost of doing business, and otherwise has no beneficial properties. Like I said before, even from a marketing perspective, it probably does far more harm than good for both of them. And I put "design" in quotes because I don't know how else to refer to them. They apparently don't like being called "hipsters", which is the only other word I could think of that would describe them, collectively.

michaelhoffman 14y ago

To me, Quirky looks like the crazy person who escalates in a big way without even bothering to talk to the supposed wrongdoers. Not someone I want to do business with.

mistermann 14y ago
My thoughts exactly. They also look like hypocrites and thieves. They should be ashamed of themselves.
adamkiss 14y ago
Well, at least they "Think Different" – "Here's to the crazy ones…" :D

bostonpete 14y ago

I'd say the main benefit to Quirky is the publicity. OXO has been a household name for a long time, Quirky not so much.

lancewiggs 14y ago
Sadly this has backfired badly - the first I heard of Quirky story was from this post, and I am now unlikely to ever buy one of their products. Oxo on the other hand is an amazing story in the design thinking community, and it is nice to see their rhetoric match their product quality.