theblueark said:
Hi, just my opinion, I think that this is a bias-ed view.
Irregardless of whether concept or design is similar (or copied to a certain degree) to other brand models.
All manufacturers will have to involve R&D to make sure the product is sellable in terms of physical looks and styling. Even if its the casing, which is made of plastic, they still have to engineer out a design mold to cast the case. Same as in the electronic circuitry, they still have to redo the PCB design and component layouts to the actual mounting and ensuring that the fittings are servicable. As I do got on hand to repair some of behringer products, I know what is inside of the product too.
If they have just used the exact same mold to make the casing, just paste their own labels, and the PCB and electronic process from the exact same plant and process. Thus they simply have bought to rights to use re-package other people product. Which happens in every other computer and electronics products too.
At most we can say they took a shorter route by re-engineering a similar product on the market. Which you see is common every where too, eg. digital cameras, video recorders, DVD players....etc...etc.
