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"Enteresting" Ploy
Enhanced or "EVD"

It doesn't have to sell, it is an "Enteresting" Ploy. The Chinese patent it, put it on every machine made and sold in China.

If you want to do business in China, including selling to or having your products or parts made IN China, you are required by law to include this wonderful new Chinese invention in your product. AND, you have to pay royalties to the Chinese because it IS patented.

On the other hand, you can trade patents (cross-license) with the Chinese. If you let them use the Sony and NEC patents and lots of other patents) free of charge, then you can use their patents (or even ignore them) without charge.

Don't forget, MANY parts of things are made in China, even if it has a Japanese, Korean, or even US label on it as a whole.

This little Enhanced DVD ploy will ensure that the Chinese products will have a chance in the overall market that they would never have had, otherwise.

"Engenious" don't you think?
Posted by: James Dean_z   Posted on: 01/29/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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"Enteresting" Ploy  James Dean_z | 01/29/04
This is weird  Spoon Jabber | 01/29/04
(not cheap imitations but cheaply made copies).  Joe Blow_z | 01/29/04
folks said that about Korea!  cybershoplifter | 01/30/04
And they still do  Spoon Jabber | 01/30/04
We don't need...  BitTwiddler | 01/30/04
We *do* need a new DVD format.  gordon@... | 01/30/04
reduce license fee payments of DVD's  cybershoplifter | 01/30/04
Most of our DVD players are made in china  hipparchus | 01/30/04
Made in China?  Spoon Jabber | 01/30/04
China = Sign of junk, no quality at all  usapride | 02/02/04

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