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Originally Posted by energetic
I think this discussion has gone to a different path. 
We cannot deny the fact that many manufacturers have chosen to invest in China. If you put the numbers down, it makes sense. If you manage to keep quality level at high standards then you have a killer combo. 
You can't have the best of both worlds, but that's the beauty of life.  |
Indeed! As is often the case before a thread gets locked
Anyways, I have to wonder, if when I spoke to Segway UK at the Gadget Show, when their store was next to stores selling Ninebots, that they already knew about this. As they were very laid back about it.
However, I think it might not have been a Ninebot - but just something similar. This is what Airwheel were selling/demoing:
http://www.theairwheel.com/wp-conten...014/12/s35.jpg
And this is a Ninebot:
http://www.insportline.eu/p20610/Ele...light-E-05.jpg
These are different looking products.
If Segway UK knew about the upcoming 'merger' then that might explain why they were so laid back about it all. It means that the Ninebot will not be competition - but instead just some additional products that Segway UK become licenced to sell. And other retailers in the UK will have a tougher sell. Especially if Segway/Ninebot choose to enforce their patents in the UK and elsewhere.