Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoSoulja Boy is selling video game consoles again, and he's already being accused of ripping off an existing handheld: "He does not have permission to rebrand our products and sell them as his own"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down12cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkSoulja Boy is selling video game consoles again, and he's already being accused of ripping off an existing handheld: "He does not have permission to rebrand our products and sell them as his own"www.gamesradar.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareDaGeek247@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoIt’s very much a thing. The smaller the company you’re purchasing from, the more likely you’ll find a counterfeit product of theirs available for cheaper. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/06/how-us-small-businesses-are-fighting-counterfeiting-in-china.html I get the white-label / drop shipping distinction. It’s why I mentioned them both. I also get that chinese manufacturers can make new stuff too. It’s why I didn’t say shit like “china never innovates or makes new products, they only steal”.
It’s very much a thing. The smaller the company you’re purchasing from, the more likely you’ll find a counterfeit product of theirs available for cheaper. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/06/how-us-small-businesses-are-fighting-counterfeiting-in-china.html
I get the white-label / drop shipping distinction. It’s why I mentioned them both. I also get that chinese manufacturers can make new stuff too. It’s why I didn’t say shit like “china never innovates or makes new products, they only steal”.