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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: ThereminGoat on Sat, 28 December 2019, 04:17:34

Title: T1 Switches, Durock, and the Stealios Controversy
Post by: ThereminGoat on Sat, 28 December 2019, 04:17:34

Hey all,

Recently, as part of wanting to expand upon my switch collection and share some of the knowledge that I've accumulated over the last year of collecting, I began writing new switch reviews and plan on writing further documentation surrounding new and interesting switches as time progresses.

While I currently only have two new switch reviews completed, I just finished a thorough, from the top history of T1 switches, Durock, and all the associated drama surrounding the company as we are nearing roughly a year since the initial Stealios controversy.

Since it is a 21 page document with a tad shy of 7000 words, I will simply link the Google Drive folder where I will be keeping all of my documentation from here on out, and will let people view it whenever they have a chance. Thus, feel free to stop by the link below to check it out if you have some time. Please feel free to let me know what you think, either in DMs or replies, as well as call me out on any mistakes that I may have so that I can help make this document a solid, cohesive, and accurate account of what we know thus far.

Folder Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/109xEdWBEvKmJfLeaMqXuQNnQhKXTdCJg?usp=sharing

Thanks for taking a quick glance at this post and I hope you all have a happy New Year!

Cheers,
 - Goat

Title: Re: T1 Switches, Durock, and the Stealios Controversy
Post by: Sup on Sat, 28 December 2019, 07:38:22

It was very nice and pleasant to read. Read some new things i didn't know about this drama. Very cool that you made this hope you make some more in the future :) .

Title: Re: T1 Switches, Durock, and the Stealios Controversy
Post by: ideus on Sat, 28 December 2019, 09:50:41

Your summary of the stealios drama is fascinating reading. It demonstrates why pricing a switch over 5 dollars each is so insane. This stratospheric pricing strategy is the incentive for others to try profiting as well. It is not surprising that a gold mine like this attracts many parties. The controversy is about money, not intellectual property. Rights for switch design have ended already. The mechanical keyboard market is so flexible to pricing that this will not be the last time we see people trying to profit in it.

Title: Re: T1 Switches, Durock, and the Stealios Controversy
Post by: nathanchere on Sat, 28 December 2019, 13:34:09

I wasn't expecting to find it that interesting but it it was a really interesting read. Well written, well researched.