Ravelli holds no patents. They have nothing to hold over Amazon because they literally did not create or produce their product. They went to a chinese manufacturing wholesaler, bought their product, and slapped a brand on it.
AmazonBasics did the same thing.
Now, take my much better Manfrotto tripod head. Manfrotto SPA has patents. They have a lot of patents. If AmazonBasics tried to sell Manfrotto's product there would be lawsuits.
I have no regard for middlemen. I think they contribute nothing of economic value, they just compete amongst themselves for who is better at marketing and service.
In this case AmazonBasics and Ravelli are both middlemen peddling the same literal product produced by the same Chinese factory. I don't care if Amazon leverages its advantage for that particular SKU.
To put it another way, for Ravelli to have legitimacy in my eyes they would have had to contribute some original value beyond just inventing a brand.
Nobody gets angry about Albertsons for not carrying Walmart store brand cereal. Nevermind that it's the same damn cereal.
In this case AmazonBasics and Ravelli are both middlemen peddling the same literal product produced by the same Chinese factory. I don't care if Amazon leverages its advantage for that particular SKU.
To put it another way, for Ravelli to have legitimacy in my eyes they would have had to contribute some original value beyond just inventing a brand.
I agree with this. I think this story is a clickbait article by elitist crybabies, who want to contribute a wind up to the perpetual communist frenzy.
I think you misinterpreted what I said.
Ravelli holds no patents. They have nothing to hold over Amazon because they literally did not create or produce their product. They went to a chinese manufacturing wholesaler, bought their product, and slapped a brand on it.
AmazonBasics did the same thing.
Now, take my much better Manfrotto tripod head. Manfrotto SPA has patents. They have a lot of patents. If AmazonBasics tried to sell Manfrotto's product there would be lawsuits.
I have no regard for middlemen. I think they contribute nothing of economic value, they just compete amongst themselves for who is better at marketing and service.
In this case AmazonBasics and Ravelli are both middlemen peddling the same literal product produced by the same Chinese factory. I don't care if Amazon leverages its advantage for that particular SKU.
To put it another way, for Ravelli to have legitimacy in my eyes they would have had to contribute some original value beyond just inventing a brand.
Nobody gets angry about Albertsons for not carrying Walmart store brand cereal. Nevermind that it's the same damn cereal.
I agree with this. I think this story is a clickbait article by elitist crybabies, who want to contribute a wind up to the perpetual communist frenzy.