>copyright mega gay have you seen what china is up to
brand protection is important
and also deliberate programming to make it harder for other software and browsers to work
Nah, you cant own an idea
otherwise you get Aplple High Qulity Phone Super
Ideas aren't scarce
>an idea there is an idea, then there is a tangible product line
take for example the iPhone
Ok for the iPhone youre talking about fucking China
Where the people are poor
if there were 300 different types of iPhone, all with differing quality and brans, that would kind of ruin the exclusivity that it enjoyed
no, I'm using China as an example of blatant copyright infringement
@Double Negative But let's say I'm the manager of walmart
What am I gonna stock?
A genuine apple product, the thing my customers want?
iPhone right now is known as an intelligently designed luxury product, even if it really isnt
Or a knock off
>the thing my customers want the line is blurred when customers cant tell which one is real and which one is fake
take for example flashchips for the DS. you cant tell which ones are the original R4 and which ones are trustworthy because there are so many of them
Well that good, if competition is making an apple quality level product for cheap
That's great
@Double Negative that's why you have brand recognition
And friends
There's the R4DSi which is decent, then the R4DSi which has software that softlocks you out after a year so you are forced to buy another, and R4DSi which just doesnt work
All of them have the same packaging
And all of them are made by different companies
Then you go to GBAtemp and ask
Most consumers arent that informed, though.
If you look at a shelf of iPhones, you will just pick whichever one looks the best.
It'd be a complete gamble on which ones are shit and which ones arent
Ok, and then maybe the fucking Normie's will learn
If there was only one iPhone brand, you could generally get an idea of what you're buying based on brandname alone
>normies will learn lol
Shouldn't baby them
They'll learn once they get ripped off a few times
why do you think Macbooks sell despite not being that great
brand
recognition
the apple logo is like crack to hipsters and uppermiddleclass people
@Double Negative Of course, but if there was a bunch of knock off ones, or ones that were essentially the same but cheaper
Then well
