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[xyzzy]

what cubing company isn't a Chinese company?

Honest question? I know V-Cube is Greek,.. but every other cube seems to be made in China.

Depending on your geopolitical stance, Maru might count (as a Taiwanese company).

 

[Kaiju_cube]

Does it though?

 

[Kaiju_cube]

"Taiwan, officially the Republic of China,"

Taiwan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

so,... all cubing companies seem to be Chinese,.. except V-Cube. And I've never seen a speedcuber cite V-Cube as any kind of viable option.

Though I like V-Cube and think they're chunky like a Rubiks, it's definitely not a speedcube by any stretch of the imagination.

So China dominates the cube market. Flat out.

 

[zzcuberman]

"Taiwan, officially the Republic of China,"

Taiwan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

so,... all cubing companies seem to be Chinese,.. except V-Cube. And I've never seen a speedcuber cite V-Cube as any kind of viable option.

Though I like V-Cube and think they're chunky like a Rubiks, it's definitely not a speedcube by any stretch of the imagination.

So China dominates the cube market. Flat out.

V cubes used to dominate big cubes along with shengshou

 

[cuberswoop]

"Taiwan, officially the Republic of China,"

Taiwan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

so,... all cubing companies seem to be Chinese,.. except V-Cube. And I've never seen a speedcuber cite V-Cube as any kind of viable option.

Though I like V-Cube and think they're chunky like a Rubiks, it's definitely not a speedcube by any stretch of the imagination.

So China dominates the cube market. Flat out.

Taiwan is regarded as its own country by almost everyone who has done their research because China pulled a... well... China, and says they're part of China. Taiwan is also the Republic Of China (good but not really), and China is the People's Republic of China (for the most part, the Republic of China still claims China(if you ever see a people's republic they're communist)). Taiwan has never been a part of the Chinese communist party, in fact, they were a Dutch territory. You also have to consider how China has done the same thing to Russia, Japan, North and South Korea, The Philippines, Bhutan, Indonesia, ext. Basically everyone in their territory, and you have to keep in mind that they didn't even have land in some of these countries.

To summarize, Maru is a Taiwanese brand.

 

[Thom S.]

"Taiwan, officially the Republic of China,"

How to slap an entire nation across the face.

VCubes. You have to remember except for the VCube 8 and 9, which are from 2015 and 2018 (big question mark but I aint gonna look it up) and the VCube 3, which is just a Dayan with extra controvercy, all designs for the VCubes are from Verdes' imagination of how (big)cubes are to be designed.
The design could be as young as 2013 or as old as 1990, so it's not fair to compare them with today's market.
When the 6 and 7 came out, there was no other physical cube of that size. You had to use a VCube.
When the 4 and 5 came out, there were only a few options, mostly even worse. Rubiks, Eastsheen, Maru(I think the small 4x4 was out by then). The first Shengshou big cubes were basically VCubes with actual quality control and slightly less interference moulded in.
If you take it one step further, in 2018, when Shenshou released the Gen7 big cubes, they were actually mained by some. Verdes mechanism with ridges was used until 2018-2019.

We are essentially talking about plastic pieces and a lot of human time needed for assembly relative to the price paid.
Of course china will have the edge in the market, as with just about all other plastic goods.

 

[Kaiju_cube]

I'm just quoting the Wikipedia article I linked to.

Worrying whether they are or are not China is above my pay-grade and moral convictions. Whether they are or are not does not affect my life in the slightest.

Wiki says they're The Republic of China, that's what I quoted.

So again, all the good Cubing companies appear to be Chinese. They have no competition in the world of Cubing.

 

[Abram Grimsley]

I'm just quoting the Wikipedia article I linked to.

Worrying whether they are or are not China is above my pay-grade and moral convictions. Whether they are or are not does not affect my life in the slightest.

Wiki says they're The Republic of China, that's what I quoted.

So again, all the good Cubing companies appear to be Chinese. They have no competition in the world of Cubing.

Dude, everyone knows the wiki is an unreliable source! Lol