festool copy cat
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I saw the link on the Aussie forum a while back, they also also cloned tools from other manufacturers. Like for instance this makita.
Note that on the smaller pictures it has even has a plugit (haha, they just changed the colors of the festool catalog pic)
Note that on the smaller pictures it has even has a plugit (haha, they just changed the colors of the festool catalog pic)
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Do you think we, sorry, Festool, has the 'rights' to 'green'?
I wouldn't have thought so.
My attitude would be simple.......if it's as good as a Festool and a lot cheaper I'll have one. If not you can stick it where the monkey........
Relax, it's not worth worrying about.
Larry
I wouldn't have thought so.
My attitude would be simple.......if it's as good as a Festool and a lot cheaper I'll have one. If not you can stick it where the monkey........
Relax, it's not worth worrying about.
Larry
There are a few factories in China that make "the real deal" for a variety of products. The day shift makes the "brand name", then the night shift makes the *exact* same product, just without any branding on it. They change colors slightly, and then go sell them on the market.
The sad thing is, they aren't lesser copies, they're the exact same materials, craftsmanship, and most importantly, design. So the notion that "if it's as good and a lot cheaper" simply means that they've stolen from Festool, but because it's as good as their product (it IS their product, just without their label), people will buy it.
I'm not saying that's the case here, but it's becoming an increasingly bigger problem for companies that have manufacturing done in countries with little or no respect for intellectual property laws.
The sad thing is, they aren't lesser copies, they're the exact same materials, craftsmanship, and most importantly, design. So the notion that "if it's as good and a lot cheaper" simply means that they've stolen from Festool, but because it's as good as their product (it IS their product, just without their label), people will buy it.
I'm not saying that's the case here, but it's becoming an increasingly bigger problem for companies that have manufacturing done in countries with little or no respect for intellectual property laws.
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HowardH said:
"Adhering to the tenet of "Towin the customer'tust,and serving the marker",the company has strong capacity of developing new products"
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Tell me what you think,
go back and look at the pictures below the clone.
Like the one with the MFT 1080.
And the one with the guys hands and watch.
And tell me thats not a real 1010 photoshopped.
Per
go back and look at the pictures below the clone.
Like the one with the MFT 1080.
And the one with the guys hands and watch.
And tell me thats not a real 1010 photoshopped.
Per
Fred West said:
The sad thing of it is, there's nothing that will (likely) be done about it. Unfortunately, China seems to have little interest in enforcing international IP laws right now. You see, it clamps down on economic growth for them - the ability to steal someone else's product is a LOT cheaper / easier / faster than designing your own.
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They didn't copy this!
;D 
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Toenail trimmer.
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