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My motto when buying Chinese stuff is to steer clear of brands that try to be fake.

Such as not buying Hyundai because their logo tries to mimic Honda's.



That isn't a very good example because Hyundai now makes some rather good cars and isn't Chinese. It's also a bit like avoiding Porsches because their logo looks like Ferrari's.


Last time I checked, Hyundai was Korean. Plus, they have a decent reputation.


A stylized "H" isn't exactly a unique logo idea, and the cars themselves don't look similar other than the commonality shared by broad categories such as "basic four door compact car"


wasn't implying Hyundai is Chinese. was two example of the same mentality.

and yes, Hyundai is a good brand now. they even styled the H diferently, but their first cars, e.g. the pony, was a copy of Honda's offering at the time. and you never saw a pony because it couldn't even pass US emission regulations of the time. if it's an OK brand now, it's because it got a lot of money from people that couldn't afford a honda before.

anyway, to keep the analogy in context, i'd buy a huawei device, but not other brands that have a plastic case and/or brand name that is almost the same as a linksys one




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