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Originally Posted by Tungrus
Yes, I do believe that there are companies who steal intellectual properties. My post was related to intellectual properties and not where it is made. It doesn’t matter who steals from whom, whether its US based company who steals from non US company or the other way around. The company that designs products invests lot into their design and testing. More over these companies spend lot in making sure that their product stands by their specifications and meets industry standards. I was a Design and Application engineer and I know what goes into a product development.
It’s naïve to think that this does not happen. Recent dispute between Apple and Samsung is one example. And just don’t forget the lady who got electrocuted with fake iPhone charger!
Before you vent your frustration, read the post and understand, my message did not mention anything about labor abuses. What “politics” are you talking about? My point is just plain and simple; before I put my money, I will do my best to make sure it does not go to thieves. It is not always easy or simple, but when someone is selling for half price, it raises a red flag!
This is  for those who steal! |
Your argument is still without demonstrable evidence.
I will dismantle these encoders, post pictures and then you can make your case.
It is round, can like, has a 6mm shaft is not theft of anything unless you want to show me the design patent on that form. Surely quadrature encoding itself is not subject to any existing utility patent I am aware of. Prior art would be acceptable as evidence but for something as simple as the way that picture looks it really is pressing on the point of being a bit silly.
Once again without that evidence and without any patience to get that evidence you assume these are stolen designs. It's just not acceptable to me.
I too am an engineer. I have 2 patents pending. I too would be *quite* annoyed if someone anywhere just simply took my work. However I would not assume they did so.
All technology tends to be derivative. You can't blame a tire manufacturer cause they didn't invent the wheel. You can't blame V-Tech because they didn't invent the telephone. I think it would be very ungracious professionalism if one FIRST team went at another for shooting frisbee because they did to. People do arrive at similar solutions from different places all the time. It is not magic that so many teams use wheels to shoot frisbee. Should I be annoyed at that?
As far as Apple and Samsung is concerned that is an example of business usurping engineering and a patent system that is utterly broken. We've got patent trolls sitting on mountains of valid ideas that are trapped because they have *no intention* to use those ideas as anything but weapons against innovation. So even mentioning that is political.
Apple did not invent the GUI and neither did Xerox. That idea was military technology long before they used it.
Yet for a *very* long time Apple ran around accusing Microsoft of stealing their idea.
Really?
STEM means scientific method should have a very firm grip on this community.
If your concern is that this is stolen: wait for me to do the work for you to prove the point.
If your concern is that this is unreliable: wait for me to do the work to demonstrate that.
Doing this as you are is political plain and simple. You are not following scientific method.
You are trying to 'poison the well' with suspicion and allegation.
That sort of business is natural for humans but science has to be above it.