I kind of agree and disagree.... I have not lost any respect for evolv, quite the opposite... I have gained tons of respect for them. While the concept of variable wattage may have been around before ecigs, in car audio or home audio amplifiers as an example, the theory is similar but the end action and results are different.
To my knowledge evolv were the first to conceptualize VW in an ecig product, that does give them the exclusive rights to the patent they deserve. They came to market with it first to my knowledge, and have a reliable trusted brand to protect... this doesnt make them greedy it makes them smart. especially in this field, where clones, copies and counterfeits are the norm and not only normal but expected and anticipated.
As a hypothetical example: Why buy the authentic Kayfun 4 when it hits for $99 when the chinese version will be the same for $20
I just read on Five Pawns facebook page about their new juice offering that will drop in Dec 2014 I think, they flat out say it in the facebook post, they dont want to hint at its flavor list or profiles because of fear of being copied, replicated or duplicated before official release. (shame too but whatchagondo)
I own 9 or 10 dna devices in my family... I feel they are the top of the heap, king of the hill in terms of VW...I feel they do it better than the others, and so I support them and their actions. My opinion, yours may vary. No problem
My question was because I am personally not familiar with patents, laws, etc... since a usa company has its patent on a technology of vw regulation in a ecig, how can provape (yeah I was singling out provape) release a vw ecig in the us market? The short answer which seems clear to me, they may charge a royalty fee to provape, joytech, svoemesto, taifun eye, dicodes, nivel, and whoever else
i think the end goal isn't to limit the use of vw by its competition, so much as to remove the counterfeit dna30 clone boards and maybe most importantly the screen and its layout which has become iconic to evolv and the dna## brand. I may be wrong?
On a slightly different note: I have had the chance to play with a couple dna30 clone devices, and I understand why evolv wants them gone.... they only look like the authentic, the function is terrible. inaccurate... always to the high side, very unflattering clone. and like many of you, local B&M shops are selling clones as authentics, then the unsuspecting consumer buys and uses this new dna30 box with or without logos, and its a piece of garbage and decide evolv dna30's are junk......possibly without ever knowing they got duped into buying a clone and never actually used the better real deal evolv dna30.
Are they greedy? no no.... they are doing whats in their best interest to protect the name and quality of their product... I feel any of us would want the same thing.
