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ponyboy:

iL and Happ are NOT as tight as you think..............

Ponyboy

RandyT:


--- Quote from: ponyboy on February 26, 2009, 08:12:09 pm ---iL and Happ are NOT as tight as you think..............

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Really?  Are they, or are they not the primary distributor for IL in the USA?

RandyT

surface tension:


--- Quote from: ponyboy on February 26, 2009, 08:12:09 pm ---iL and Happ are NOT as tight as you think..............

Ponyboy

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Without saying anything else, that statement is meaningless. So come on, spit it out...

u_rebelscum:

Happs is starting to manufacture their own designs (example: competition joystick), at IL's expense of lost sales. 

I'd guess they used to be pretty tight, but are near the "yelling/shouting" point of ex-best friends now.  The reason happs is still selling lots of IL stuff are multiyear contracts.  As current agreements expire, we'll start seeing more separation I'll bet.  It might have something to do with the suzo-happs merge, as IL & suzo are more european based and direct competitors, while happs was totally north america.

Total self speculation, though.  It would be great if someone in the know could post real info.

RandyT:


From a business standpoint, you have to look at any sale as a "good sale".  But the type of info we are talking about is usually kept behind closed doors and often not even known to the other company, so speculation is about all there is. 

What I do know for a fact is that not incredibly long ago, I approached them on a custom part and was directed quite rapidly to HAPP.  Even though the part in question was not a HAPP part, nor related to a HAPP part in any way.  It was made quite clear that HAPP was their contact point for any inquiries with iL from the USA.  Maybe this has changed in recent times, but I only know of my experience with the situation.  The fact that they are now selling product directly to some small distributors does seem to indicate a change in policy, but selling to more than one US distributor does not necessarily indicate a rift or a massive drop-off in business with another.  It's just a necessary business practice that helps the bottom line in tough economic times.

RandyT

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