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This is a comedy video, a piss take? Do some more thorough research rather then googling and clicking the first thing you see smh.
There are still authentics that sell out on release, yes. But there are a lot of modders starting up that never see the light of day even if they have a unique product. Some even get their design cloned before they can even make enough money to start up a second list.
Thats business mate when it comes to start ups some swim, most sink. Whether thats because of the cloners, because not all inspired ex smokers are cut out for this business, or because they are robbed legally by their own country's system, no room for every aspiring inventor i'm afraid. Thats just the way it is, in all industries.
There's a difference between a "Coach Purse" and a "Dooney & Bourke" purse. Some might look the same and have similar materials, but it's only a counterfeit when you make a "Cooch" or "Booney & Dourke" purse. And China doesn't even care about slightly changing the logos in our case; it's just a blatant rip off.
China sells as a clone not as an authentic, only people guilty of that would be those on this side of the world. Lets not pretend that the West dont have industry stifling practices and underhand tactics that you overlook because the law THEY make says its ok. And forget about right and wrong for a sec, clones have their place and are rife in many industries, this one is supposed to be the exception why?
And why is this even your fight? You're just a consumer like me?
You say free marketing and promotion, yet a ton of vapers wouldn't have purchased this particular device unless they already knew what it was. Reviews are great marketing and promotion as well as word of mouth. But clones are great marketing and promotion for other clones. I've never seen a clone-owner advocate that people should get the authentic version of what they have. Lol. But yeah, I guess that's still free marketing and promotion. Haha!
You misunderstand what i mean by promotion, of course a clone user won't recommend people to buy an original? Some do however use clones as testers which leads them to buy an original, something they may never have done if a 'testrun' via clones was unavailable.
Also hundreds if not thousands of people see mods and atties on fasttech/focal/etc. that they never seen or heard of before, i know i have. They may buy it just because they like the look and cheap price. They may then go on a forum and post pics and name drop, promoting the clone and (indirectly) also the original, possibly captivating even 1 person who never knew about this mod previously who is also an original only vaper, thats mentions, pics and a sale to the original maker off the back of the clone that they wouldn't have otherwise got, and thats no more farfetched then assuming if $40 clones weren't available people would be joining facebook groups or lists to buy the real deal for $250 instead, ha!
I nearly bought a legit stumpy kit for my rose clone, $70 (more then i paid for my clone) eden mods wouldn't have ever seen if it weren't for clones, too bad they had no stock.
Look i dont expect you to understand my view or respect it, but the fact remains that i dont care. I will keep buying clones, and there is nothing anybody can do about it. Not only that but i'll continue recommending good clones to others, and if theres ever an original really beautiful and innovative, i may buy it and send to China so the masses who otherwise wouldn't be able to can enjoy it. And nobody can do a thing about it.
Heres a fun fact though, i bet the cloners have kept more people off cigs then original makers, me for 1

and no, points don't go to them for coming up with the original idea as they never intended to supply to the market segments that cloners do in the first place
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