Actually, I do not care, I do not know either party and was not taking sides either way. It's just peculiar that someone complaining about copying an idea uses somelse's Trademark feature on their knife. My feeing is that whoever has the best product for the right price has my business. I own many Spydercos but also own some cheap 2.99 imported knockoffs to throw in the tacle or glove box. Do I have inside information about the Trademark Spyderco thumb hole, no, just like I do not know if there was an agreement about not producing a 2nd knife. If Joel created the knife design but it took a true artist (craftsman) to take that rendering to an actual workable product. Therefore, the maker has as much invested in the final creation of this knife or Joel would have made it himself. I've seen fantasy blades produced before this knife with a similar style blade (though not exact).
In my opinion MicroTech knives are grossly overpriced and they attempt to stifle competition. They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, so Joel should be duly impressed. If a person wants the supposed prestige of owning a Microtech, they still can. In life, everything is a copy with the exception of a snowflake and now the scientists have doubts about that.
In your view, we would all only be able to drive Fords because all other cars would be strictly copies of Henry's prototype idea.
This is strictly much to do about nothing.
sarge
In my opinion MicroTech knives are grossly overpriced and they attempt to stifle competition. They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, so Joel should be duly impressed. If a person wants the supposed prestige of owning a Microtech, they still can. In life, everything is a copy with the exception of a snowflake and now the scientists have doubts about that.
In your view, we would all only be able to drive Fords because all other cars would be strictly copies of Henry's prototype idea.
This is strictly much to do about nothing.
sarge
