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How can you approve any company just patenting a multimeter with a gray front and a yellow back. Get real that is very common color scheme for multimeters and

by Fuxy 13y ago

How can you approve any company just patenting a multimeter with a gray front and a yellow back. Get real that is very common color scheme for multimeters and it is an unrealistic expectation of Fluke that everybody associates that to their products only. Case and point how many gray and yellow multimeters can you see here [1]? [1] www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=multimeters

bananas 13y ago
This is only because of the brand success of Fluke and they want to be associated with it. But it's a dangerous bridge to cross.
- Fuxy 13y ago
  It's a bit late to enforce it now then isn't it? It's not associated with your brand anymore. I for one never associated that color scheme with that brand didn't even hear of Fluke before this but i did associate it with multimeters in general. So what's the point of defending something you don't even own anymore.
hamiltonkibbe 13y ago
In this case the entire design (color, shape, etc) is nearly identical to my Fluke meter. I'm sure they're not going after every yellow and gray meter on the market. These are clearly designed to look just like a Fluke meter
- Fuxy 13y ago
  They all look the same to me a small curve it's not going to make much difference. And it's not like it has the Fluke logo on it or anything.
  - hamiltonkibbe 13y ago
    It certainly doesn't have the fluke logo on it, but as someone who uses yellow multimeters fairly regularly (Fluke and otherwise) I immediately (and possibly mistakenly) recognized the design (shape, color, the specific rotary switch used) as that of the particular model Fluke multimeter I have in my drawer. (FULL DISCLOSURE: I own two yellow multimeters and only one is a Fluke)
chc 13y ago
They didn't patent a multimeter with a gray front and yellow back. I don't think that is even patentable. You should really study the relevant facts of an issue well before forming such strong feelings about it.
makomk 13y ago
Basically, there's a kind of romanticisation of Fluke multimeters in the electrical and electronics community as the only decent multimeter and their appearance as incredibly distinctive. This supposed distinctive appearance never seems to have existed - Flukes from any given era look far more similar to all the other multimeters and electronics from that era than to newer or older Flukes - but people believe it anyway, most likely because they rarely come across other multimeters.

by Fuxy 13y ago

bananas 13y ago

This is only because of the brand success of Fluke and they want to be associated with it. But it's a dangerous bridge to cross.

Fuxy 13y ago
It's a bit late to enforce it now then isn't it? It's not associated with your brand anymore. I for one never associated that color scheme with that brand didn't even hear of Fluke before this but i did associate it with multimeters in general. So what's the point of defending something you don't even own anymore.

hamiltonkibbe 13y ago

In this case the entire design (color, shape, etc) is nearly identical to my Fluke meter. I'm sure they're not going after every yellow and gray meter on the market. These are clearly designed to look just like a Fluke meter

Fuxy 13y ago
They all look the same to me a small curve it's not going to make much difference. And it's not like it has the Fluke logo on it or anything.
- hamiltonkibbe 13y ago
  It certainly doesn't have the fluke logo on it, but as someone who uses yellow multimeters fairly regularly (Fluke and otherwise) I immediately (and possibly mistakenly) recognized the design (shape, color, the specific rotary switch used) as that of the particular model Fluke multimeter I have in my drawer. (FULL DISCLOSURE: I own two yellow multimeters and only one is a Fluke)

chc 13y ago

They didn't patent a multimeter with a gray front and yellow back. I don't think that is even patentable. You should really study the relevant facts of an issue well before forming such strong feelings about it.

makomk 13y ago

Basically, there's a kind of romanticisation of Fluke multimeters in the electrical and electronics community as the only decent multimeter and their appearance as incredibly distinctive. This supposed distinctive appearance never seems to have existed - Flukes from any given era look far more similar to all the other multimeters and electronics from that era than to newer or older Flukes - but people believe it anyway, most likely because they rarely come across other multimeters.