Engadget logo now a thrilla in Manila
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Nov 9th 2009 4:52AM
posted Nov 9th 2009 4:52AM
[Thanks, Jeffrey S.]
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such a pretty logo. they must think the same as me. there is no better logo...
hmmm. i sound like such a suck up.
Get Mr. Nilay to sue thier arses!
kind of embarrassing to be in the same nationality but that's the way it is here in the philippines.
such tiny company only exists as a sub-contractor for the installations of phones & dsl lines for the bigger one called PLDT. to keep the costs of human resource down, PLDT hires these small time sub-contractors to be a temporary manpower. lots of small companies like these fight for the rights, hence PLDT saves money. these kind of evil outsourcing can be found in almost all big companies (Meralco etc) in the philippines and worldwide.
my guess is that e-pins, just like any other small sub-contracting company is made up of 1 owner/supervisor, 1 driver and 3 all around men. the van is the whole company.
you can sue them, but they have nothing to give, they'll instantly accept jail/closure instead.
i also agree to the comment of XTN.
How is that a bad thing? You shop on Priceline to save money why can't companies shop several smaller companies to get the best price for themselves. The cheaper it is for Samsung to build a TV the cheaper it is for me to buy one!
I just don't see it...
sue them and get urself some decent writers.
Personally, I count my blessings that they are writing these article and not you, with your typing such as it is.
:)
im not writing for a major newspaper or a formal paper for college, i made a comment, get over it. oh, and speaking of writing nice grammar and wording genius.
The authors here aren't writing for a newspaper or formal paper either...
*shoots mtn dew over his keyboard* Thanks A LOT imdaillest. I just about hit my monitor too.
@drumwiz
"The authors here aren't writing for a newspaper or formal paper either..."
You dont seem to understand my point. Tech sites such is this should be at that level and a lot of intelligent people tend to visit tech sites for accurate and unbiased info, but instead often get the opposite and dont leave any insightful comments because theyre crowded with twits. But I understand your point though and your response pretty much states what type of people do come here.
I think you are missing the point. Despite being "a tech site" it is still a blog, and your reasoning seems quite arbitrary. Why is there a requirement to engage in formal discussion just because we're talking about technology? It's a non sequitur. I'm an intelligent person, but I don't come to places like this to exercise my intellect. I come because I like gadgets, and I like light-hearted humor and irreverence. Expecting engadget to conform to your needs is nonsensical, and you should probably find a different source for your gadget news if you feel engadget doesn't suit your tastes.
My argument doesnt have anything to do with endgadget conforming to my needs, you've just tacked on that to sound pertinent. My point still stands no matter how you look at it and my reasoning is very sound because this isn't some blog of your favorite hip hop artist or celebrity so it should have a higher standard. And judging from how readers have rated my original comment i'd say a lot of people feel the same way.
Your point doesn't stand; it never did. Just because this site is about tech doesn't mean it has to discuss it in a formal manner. You drew an arbitrary connection between the two without explaining it other than to relate how the site doesn't meet the needs of a segment of intelligent people. That's why I mentioned the part about expecting engadget to conform.
@drumwiz
take your butt-ache somewhere else, im tired of explaining it to you. get off my p*e^n!i$s and move on!
And with that said ill be taking no more replies, unless youre an idiot, case closed yo!
i like theirs more.
I concur.
Copyright infringement is the greatest form of flattery, or is that copying.
perhaps engadget stole from them :P
Pretty clever and the world would never know.
yeah, instead they are trying to blame THEM for it ;)
http://www.12hot.com/images/The-North-Face-Logo.jpg
Hmmmm similar , very similar
How do we know you guys didn't copy the logo from them in the first place?
If i use the engadget logo for my company... do i then also get free publicity on engadget itself? If so i might consider doing so :)
Only if you live in a fantastically remote part of the world... like Canada.
Does holland apply? :p
If only Holland was a country, yes.
+1 for konshuss! Canada jokes FTW!
That industry is territory of this blog
knockoff everywhere.
wow.... A KIRF Engadget ...
Hehe that is exactly the sort of thing you see in the Philippines (south east Asia in general?) all the time, but I'd expect Logo copying more on a Jeepney than for a whole company :P
Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside as a Filipino :P
what? say it
I bet they fix KIRFs better than anyone this side of Manila.
Der took er jorbs!
Derrr Dohhk err Drrrrk!
E-Penis anyone?
Seriously dude, if you believe this is typical of us Filipinos, you need to get your freakin' head out of your ass.
The radio wave graphics coming off your logo isn't something first ever seen on Engadget. I would say that the Tech Showcase is different enough. The other two, however, are definitely leveraging on the logo's popularity. I can dig up a lot of other logos with radio wave quarter circle bands coming off it though.
yo engadget have 6 waves, e-pins only have 3.
:O
Depends on how far out you go; check the podcast logo to the right, up top. It only has three.
That's definitely the same font for the e, though, and the color is close enough.
I read the title and thought it had something to do with HTC TouchFlo 3D
Come on Engadget - you guys are in technology, play the game right!
Send the cease and desist order and then sue them (in the Texas court that likes these things) for every infringement you can think of. Settle out of court, cover the case on Engadget and there you are - a completely new business model for you.
Earnings and coverage all in one.
Following the LG model...
Litigation is not always good.
open: shut.
@Mark: The Filipino a few comments later would disagree with you.
Well, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
@bdav no he doesn't. i take it you've not been to the philippines.
I don't see it.
How Ironic I'm on Manila right now..
I hope I see this van on Manila.. :P