neidu3@sh.itjust.works to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoI treated myself to a brand spankin new box of wood screws..NSFWfiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1317arrow-down1external-linkI treated myself to a brand spankin new box of wood screws..NSFWfiles.catbox.moeneidu3@sh.itjust.works to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square65fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoI think it has to do with patents and royalties
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-23 days agoThe last related patent for Philips expired in the 60’s. No royalties are required since then. Also, the patents were filed with USPTO, which nobody outside the US care about.
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoExactly, phillips heads and others still being on patent, but not torx. Therefore torx being the budget option.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoExactly the opposite. Philips screws are no longer patented.
minus-squareMr_Blottlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoAlso, no wood screws in Europe are Philips anyway, they’re either torx or pozidrive
minus-squareLorIps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days agoPozidrive and Philips are equally shit, and don’t forget that there are slotted screws as well. (Torx FTW)
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIn that case, I’m completely wrong :)
I think it has to do with patents and royalties
The last related patent for Philips expired in the 60’s. No royalties are required since then. Also, the patents were filed with USPTO, which nobody outside the US care about.
Exactly, phillips heads and others still being on patent, but not torx. Therefore torx being the budget option.
Exactly the opposite. Philips screws are no longer patented.
Also, no wood screws in Europe are Philips anyway, they’re either torx or pozidrive
Pozidrive and Philips are equally shit, and don’t forget that there are slotted screws as well. (Torx FTW)
In that case, I’m completely wrong :)