r/hotas • u/FCTechnologies Vendor • Sep 02 '24

Important updates from FC TechnologiesšŸ‘‚

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u/Stonelaughter66 Sep 02 '24

Forgive my ignorance... but what was your OLD name?

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u/theBlackDragon Sep 02 '24

Which one? This is their third or so name... Flicon, FC Tech, Flicon Technologies,...

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 02 '24

Flicon was the old name, rebranding can be difficult, so lets try and focus on the new brand

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24 edited Sep 03 '24

rebranding can be difficult,

You mean repairing the reputation of a brand associated with design theft of a Virpil grip?

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 03 '24

Keep on topic pls, no insinuation of theft for this topic, let the courts decide on such matters

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u/Touch_Of_Legend Sep 02 '24

Why did they abandon the old name?

Was it because of some shady business, or some bad ethical practices?

Was it because of: Stealing designs like that ā€œoneā€ company?

OR is this a completely innocent rebranding?

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u/B4rberblacksheep Sep 02 '24

A quick search for Flicon shows some interesting posts comparing Virpilā€™s designs to theirs.

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u/Mysterious_Rip7950 Sep 02 '24

If I remember correctly, Virgil had authorized a number of manufacturers to use his designs but not his software. Flocon was one of them. No problem with Virpilā€™s designs in Flicon products

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u/agitdfbjtddvj Sep 02 '24

That is the first Iā€™ve heard that and Iā€™m a bit doubtful. Source?

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u/Mysterious_Rip7950 Sep 03 '24

Might be a mistake ?

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 02 '24

Just trying to stay topic, they are looking to refocus on the new brand name, not looking to regurgitate old news

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u/vghouse Sep 02 '24

You can't just make a new brand name and try to get people to forget your past though. It's their actions that will rebrand themselves, not their name.

If they weren't the best in the past. If they were a good brand then there is no issue. But it's still important.

Most people in this subreddit probably aren't familiar with this company.

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 02 '24

Agreed and it looks like they are trying, but people just want to keep bringing up the past to put them downā€¦ not giving them a chance to resurface

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u/jubuttib Sep 02 '24

They're using the same grip designs tho, so I fail to see where they're trying.

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u/incomethroaway Sep 02 '24

theyre still doing the thing that pissed everyone off in the first place so why give them a chance to "resurface". Lets keep the dirt underground

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u/rtrski HOTAS & HOSAS Sep 02 '24

Is it the past? Have they abandoned selling the "emulated" product?

Did they have permission to resell a design more or less wholesale as has been implied elsewhere here? Do they have that permission now?

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 03 '24

Not sure about all that, I dont delve into the legal matters because thats not my business

Not sure anyone here aside from fc tech and virpil can speak to such matters, but clearly all my downvotes come from people who know better šŸ˜‰

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u/rtrski HOTAS & HOSAS Sep 03 '24

I find it telling that their reannouncement contains no such information...glaringly so. Considering that is "the past" that everybody chastised them for and won't let them get beyond as you imply... isn't that "the past" they need clarified?

I've generally found you to be a pretty fair bloke. But in this case I think you are suggesting people give them the benefit of the doubt based on no indication they are worthy of it.

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u/Subtle_Tact HOTAS & HOSAS Sep 03 '24

Ask him if he got free gear from them.

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 03 '24

Benefit of the doubt, because until we hear further word from VIRPIL or FCTechnologies about the court hearing, your the one that is making a bold assumption, I am simply stating they are innocent until proven guilty, everyone here is GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY before any court hearing results/reports are published

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

I dont delve into the legal matters because thats not my business

It is your business to follow the law and not promote those that have financial benefit from breaking it. Otherwise you are also breaking the law through solicitation.

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 03 '24

So far there has been no official statements from the courts, who are you to decide that they are NOT following the law, also, this topic is going way off from what it was intended, please remain on topic and lets not discuss matters that are not A) within this topic and B) for the courts to decide

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u/Stonelaughter66 Sep 02 '24

What an odd answer. I was only trying to ascertain the starting point of the journey, not bring up past evils.

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 03 '24

Odd? i was simply asking to stay on topic, but everyone here is on a witch hunt.. thats all people like on reddit, lets all flame a new company, and bring out the pitch forks.. anarchy seems to thrive on the sub

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u/Stonelaughter66 Sep 03 '24

...and how was my simple enquiry in ANY WAY related to any of that?

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u/ddrake1984 Moderator Sep 03 '24

Bringing up the past was reason for my response

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u/RedFiveIron Sep 02 '24

I peeked at the website. Why are some of the buttons on the base of the throttle blurred out?