Domino Patent expiry

[Mini Me]

I've tended to notice over the decades that copying a product AND the associated level of usability and quality usually doesn't result in a dramatic price reduction on an equal basis copy.

While the original item is held at a high price protected by a patent and no competing product there is no reason after the patent expires for any new copy to be priced a whole lot lower it just needs to be lower. If Festool were to lower the price when the patent expires the copies would also have a lower price than Festool no matter how low they go.

 

[luvmytoolz]

While the original item is held at a high price protected by a patent and no competing product there is no reason after the patent expires for any new copy to be priced a whole lot lower it just needs to be lower. If Festool were to lower the price when the patent expires the copies would also have a lower price than Festool no matter how low they go.

Exactly my point which along with other tool clones already released and on the market, just reinforces the falseness of the perception many have that the only thing stopping much cheaper but equal quality clones are patents.

 

[Neil Lickfold]

That's a great price if it's in good nick!

The down side, they won't freight it. So is pick up only. Wellington is either a long drive, or fly down getting it. Neither of which I want to do. But it does look like it's new. So if any one in NZ wants a DF500, its a great buy. It's on Facebook market place and Trademe, a NZ selling site. I don't know it's year of manufacture, but is not all scratched up.

 

[Ebuwan]

Heaps of copycat Multi Tools around, I've owned and ultimately sold several of them, but while it was more expensive, the Fein is still the best one I've used and worth every cent. I'll never sell that one.

I haven't tried the Festool one however which does also look really good. I'm thinking of getting it in the cordless at some point.

I've tended to notice over the decades that copying a product AND the associated level of usability and quality usually doesn't result in a dramatic price reduction on an equal basis copy.

The price reduction usually takes the form of design or quality compromises that render it not worth it in many cases, except for those truly determined to save costs, at all costs.

I had an older makita mutli tool for years; got the festool cordless one last year; I don't know why i waited so long, it was like night and day improvement.

 

[Cheese]

Heaps of copycat Multi Tools around, I've owned and ultimately sold several of them, but while it was more expensive, the Fein is still the best one I've used and worth every cent. I'll never sell that one.

I haven't tried the Festool one however which does also look really good. I'm thinking of getting it in the cordless at some point.

FWIW...the OSC 18 is made by Fein as was the OS 400.

 

[camhabib]

This argument assumes a significant profit margin on the tool. But quality isn’t cheap, and has been seen countless times across industries, making an item to the same tolerances and specifications often times causes it to cost the same. If something is cheaper, there’s often a reason for it, and it typically isn’t greed.