Re: On the plus side, instant familiarity
Not that I am denying the Chinese copy. But stylistic copying happens all the time. We call it fashion.
Maybe it's just me.. but when I think "copy" there's more than just style. How about engineering? The guts that are hidden? If seen more than a few things the Chinese have ripped off that on the surface look "different" yet inside is another story.
Hell... in the laser cutter world, they're ripping each other off. One maker designs a new tube or power supply and two weeks later, there's a bunch of copycat "equivalents" out there.
So why would they treat car and aircraft designs differently?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
