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As the sport grows, some Asian companies will start to make some real money. It will probably be tempting for the top among them to invest in a license or property and see if they can get penetration into the US and Europe where the disposable income is much higher. The market is already being carved up my Umarex and Cybergun and to a lesser extent Madbull, PTS, and G&P. What they do with the license seems to be varied (build their own or partner up/hand off and take their cut).
But yeah.. agreed, some/most will never try as long as they can still make a few bucks.
I think those that go the license route are probably the ticket to getting some decent quality in these generally crap guns. Those with the money who see the benefit of licenses will also see the benefit of real QA and the ability to sell at a premium. Their license terms may also dictate it in part. Anecdotally I think we already see the effects of this.
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