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Article #1897Re: Agilent Oscilloscope - ripoff or rebadge?
From: Tom Bruhns
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 17:32
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 17:32
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On May 2, 9:49 am, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgro...@yahoo.com> wrote: > "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:481b06ff$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au... > > >http://rtr.ca/welec_w2022a/ > > Ouch! Obviously not re-badge... > > I'm amazed that they can come up with the money to purchase plastic moldings > and get some semblance of a production line going yet they can't find some > decent programmers. > > I wouldn't be surprised if the problem is that they hired an ME for the case > design and other mechanics, but they're doing the software and hardware design > in-house and simply aren't that good at it... but won't admit it and therefore > hire outside help. > > I'm also not convined that just ripping off HP's interface/mechanical design > is really going to garner them many sales they'd otherwise lose... it's not > like anyone's fooled, are they? I'd take the chance to try to improve on HP's > design or at least come up with your own "style" even if the interface is > largely the same. _HP's_ design??!! Puleeeezzz!
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