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		duskwuff on Nov 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Backcountry.com sues anyone who uses its namesake > their climbing cams will now be made in China I'm not sure if I see what's wrong with that. Like it or not, electronics manufacturing is centered around China and the APAC region. Trying to set up manufacturing outside that region, especially for a company that doesn't specialize in electronic goods, simply doesn't make sense.

Forbo on Nov 5, 2019 [–]

Slight correction, I believe they're referring to the rock climbing hardware, not cameras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-loaded_camming_device

duskwuff on Nov 5, 2019 | [–]

Oh! Okay, that makes more sense.

dgzl on Nov 5, 2019 | | [–]

Sorry I should have made that more clear haha

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