[Woden501]

Completely and patently false. Amazon is literally copying and reselling completely unique designs/products after determining through their marketplace data that it would be worth their time to do so. They're using their own data to undermine the companies that they should be dealing with in good faith.

It doesn't sound bad when you're just talking about one product or company but we're not just talking about one. Amazon has done this to thousands of products as part of a plan to use third party sellers as guinea pigs to see what products will sell enough to rip off. This is systemic anti-competitive behavior that is at the very least unethical if not outright criminal.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/3/22311574/peak-design-video...

[triactual]

Thank you for making my point. That bag doesn’t compete with the Peak design bag in any way other than general shape. It’s poorer in design and quality at every step and the user reviews show this clearly when comparing both products. It’s safe to say that Peak is in no danger from poor quality knockoffs because they actually have a value proposition that customers recognize. Lastly, if you need non-public “analytics” to know that Peak bags are popular…

[lozenge]

Now what happens when quality and design aren't a priority? Cleaning products, adapters, chargers, widgets like a cutlery tray or kitchen scrubber... not every product can't be knocked off.

Maybe you're going to tell me everything in your home is of the highest quality, but trust me that isn't how the vast majority do their purchasing.

This one was probably affected by the Peak marketing campaign, but when it happens hundreds of times,it's not Verge news any more, it's just life. See: how so many T shirt and hoodie designs in mass market stores are ripped off indie artists.