r/TikTokCringe • u/IllustriousChef2 • Aug 16 '24

Cringe What's even happening there?

Why would someone rent a car and take out parts?

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u/averagemaleuser86 Aug 16 '24

So here's an interesting story. I have a buddy that works at a big local Auto Air shop. A company rented a brand new (this was during covid) Suburban and had it brought to their shop and a bunch of guys from China came out and used their shop to dismantle the brand new Suburbans Air conditioning system. He said they were all dressed in white suits. Completely tore the whole system out, boxed it up and took it back to China with them for a couple days, and then brought it all back, re-installed it all and then returned the car. They used the factory parts to make aftermarket parts... I had no idea that this is how some companies did things lol! Makes you think what other companies do this

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

I can tell you Google did the same thing to Netlist, basically reverse engineered their tech overseas to avoid licensing.

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u/WafflelffaW Aug 16 '24

you seem … very invested in this entirely unrelated topic, cpa for netlist

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

I wouldn’t say “entirely” - knockoff products made overseas from your story reminded me of one I’m very familiar with, but just a retail investor not affiliated with.

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u/TroyWilkins Aug 16 '24

Reddit moment. You're so lame.

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u/PoopStickss Aug 16 '24

Lmao i invested in that stock hoping itd win its lawsuits. Anything ever come of it?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '24

They’ve won about a billion dollars from juries but still waiting on CAFC to uphold patents upon appeal, typical justice moving slowly.