neidu3@sh.itjust.works to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 hours agoI treated myself to a brand spankin new box of wood screws..files.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1241arrow-down1external-linkI treated myself to a brand spankin new box of wood screws..files.catbox.moeneidu3@sh.itjust.works to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 hours agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareiiilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoI think it has to do with patents and royalties
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 hours 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-squareiiilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 hours agoExactly, phillips heads and others still being on patent, but not torx. Therefore torx being the budget option.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoExactly the opposite. Philips screws are no longer patented.
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.
In that case, I’m completely wrong :)