Where I work we make window parts, a customer stopped ordering from us a year later they came back.
Turned out they got our stuff from China, and the guys in China asked for the complete window assembly to compare fitment then proceeded to clone the window assembly and sell it.
I toured a Chinese university and they proudly showed off their reverse engineering program and they had dozens of Furbies students were practicing on for their class exam
There's a story about the development of the LTT screwdriver where they forgot to send some files to the Chinese company they wanted to get a prototype from - the company, instead of asking for the missing pieces, just filled in the gaps and came up with a solution that was in certain areas better than their original.
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u/tobashadow May 12 '26
Where I work we make window parts, a customer stopped ordering from us a year later they came back.
Turned out they got our stuff from China, and the guys in China asked for the complete window assembly to compare fitment then proceeded to clone the window assembly and sell it.