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FP is a copy cat no doubt.
They copied a couple Minaska calls also.
One thing for sure they dont have the sounds that WT does and for me there customer severvice S**ks.
Wont ever do bussiness with them again!
Yes, FP copies competitor products, but they are also innovators. Whether you are interested in the feature rich Fury or not, you got to give them credit where it is due. I do not have a Fury, but I do admit, those features are very cool and creative. I wondering how long it will be before they link up to a satellite to pull sounds off their website while in the field or wirelessly feed hunting results immediately into your home computer (location, temp, wind, time, date, etc).... Not that I need it, but I would buy one of those just for fun.
As for copying, their strategy is great. For the most part, their similar products are offered as custom products (Scorpion was an exception). This will keep their costs in check on non core products but enable their customers who are interested in new products that their competitors announce to be able to purchase the same through FP. FP's custom TOA caller is obviously their response to the 2030MS. Not doing it would be foolish in my opinion (heck, I bought a 2030MS and really like it). If you are a FP fan and want a TOA WT like caller but want to remain with FP, now you can. However, as I stated above, yes, they have copied when it makes good business sense (it would be dumb not to), but their core products are truely innovative and all FP.