Again, these dropshippers are fishing for sympathy. Since these products are almost always imported from China, there are websites where it's trivial to look up a business and the manufacturers it uses overseas. The websites scrape publicly available customs information.
As bad as Amazon is, a bunch of random dropshippers who literally add no value are even worse.
The article also talks about Amazon copying their tripod design, so I assume it means they designed it or at least contracted someone to design the tripod.
Again, these dropshippers are fishing for sympathy. Since these products are almost always imported from China, there are websites where it's trivial to look up a business and the manufacturers it uses overseas. The websites scrape publicly available customs information.
As bad as Amazon is, a bunch of random dropshippers who literally add no value are even worse.
The article also talks about Amazon copying their tripod design, so I assume it means they designed it or at least contracted someone to design the tripod.