Originally posted by: Ken90630
You're right Ken, someone should patent that 'ATX' design. I mean whats with all these different people building around it wanting my money? I want one option! Just one! I assume you run linux and don't use a mouse? Or lightbulbs? Hey how are you even on the internet?! Al Gore invented it! Pay the man!
I knew someone would say this, and it didn't take long. C'mon ... some of you guys are so predictable!
Surely you can think of a better defense than that, my friend. The point I was trying to make was that the TT Tsunami is not just another "ATX design" case -- it's a blatantly obvious ripoff of CM's Wave Master design -- period. If you're gonna tell me that TT had this case design on the drawing board, with plans to produce it,
before the Wave Master hit the market, I'll say you're delusional. C'mon, you know what happened: They saw the WaveMaster and said, "Oooooh, people are buying a ton of these, it looks way cool, so let's rip off the design and sell it as our own creation. We'll change it up
just enough to avoid litigation, and so we can claim that "it's not 100% identical" and offer a ridiculous denial that people like LifeStealer will accept, and cha-ching! The money will flow in, we won't have to acknowledge any inspiration whatsoever from the CM design, and we won't share a dime of the profits with Cooler Master and the people who really came up with the design."
Yeah, you should feel real good about giving these people your money. They deserve to be rewarded for their laughably transparent dishonesty. :roll: If you were the person that designed the Wave Master, I guarantee you would have a different opinion about someone stealing your ideas & creativity & not giving you a dime. This reminds me of Vanilla Ice stealing the distinctive bass line, note for note, from Queen's "Under Pressure" to use for his "Ice Ice Baby" drivel, then simply adding one note to it and ADAMANTLY claiming HE wrote the whole song. What a lying idiot. (Hmmm ... maybe he went to work for Thermaltake?) :laugh:
The issue here is the very distinctive look of the WaveMaster. It has a very unique design for a computer case. So, obviously, does most of Apple's equipment. There are zillions of "ATX design" cases out there and NONE of them looks laughably similar to the distinctive WaveMaster -- except one! Yet, strangely :shocked:, they are ALL still "ATX designs." Hmmm ... how can that possibly be? Surely an ATX is an ATX, right? News flash: ATX is a design specification, not a style. It's the ripoff of the WaveMaster's
style that I object to, and that has nothing to do with case specifications. Ditto that Lian Li blatant ripoff of the G5 (that, incidentally, many people besides me noticed and complained about too).
And I'm not even gonna dignify that laughable Al Gore assertion with a response.
You can say that about anything! How come no one rants about Kingwin and how their case (KT-424) looks exactly like a PC-65? Or how Chieftec copied Antec? How can you say that about the TT Tsunami? I agree that the wavy front panels are kind of like the Wavemaster but come on, it doesn't look that much like it.
No, you can't "say that about anything." I don't say the Toyota Camry is a ripoff of a Porsche 911. I don't say a Dodge RAM truck is a ripoff of a Toyota Tundra. Why? They're all vehicles, but they didn't rip off EXACT designs & styling from a competitor, make a minor change or two, & then present their vehicle as their own design. As for your Kingwin, PC-65, Chieftec and Antec remarks, you may be right there. If these companies did just produce a shameless copy (for all intents & purposes) of a competitor, why shouldn't their feet be held to the fire? Shouldn't they be scorned? I think they should. (Unless, of course, they have licensing agreements with each other.) As for your remark that, "the wavy front panels are kind of like the Wavemaster, but ... it doesn't look that much like it." Uh, I don't know what to say there. "Kind of like the Wavemaster"? Pleeeeze! TT wasn't going to produce the Tsunami before they saw the WaveMaster -- they decided to produce the Tsunami AFTER seeing the WaveMaster and deciding to rip off its design. They even copied the top-mounted port and spring loaded cover -- but, oh, aren't they clever? Instead of a perfectly square cover like the WaveMaster's, they curved its shape a little. Well, that's good enough -- it's TOTALLY different and the idea was completely their own! How clever. How ingenious. Give ME a break! If you believe the folks at TT had no intention whatsoever of making a case that looked like a WaveMaster, I've got some beachfront property in Iraq I'd like to sell you. (If TT hasn't sold you some already.
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There are many cases with wavy front panels.
I challenge you to name 5 of the "many." (Excluding the WaveMaster, Tsunami, or anything by Apple.)
I don't mean any offense to you guys. Obviously you can buy whatever equipment you want. I just wanted to encourage some thought about who we all support. After all, the companies that get the most support (via our dollars and positive word of mouth) will be the ones that survive and thrive best in the marketplace. And they're the ones we'll get our future equipment from. I personally would rather see the honest, ethical, and truly creative companies thrive & survive more than the ripoff artists. They're the ones that have the quality personnel that are gonna give us the best equipment and the best service (and keep the industry healthy). Everytime you give your money to a ripoff artist, you're encouraging their behavior. But to each his own, I guess.
(And yeah, I know it's a big world and there's room for lots of companies. Pleeeeze .... don't even go there ....)
Okay, I've had my little rant and I'm done with this topic. Happy New Year!
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