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Harbor freight will have these weird screwdriver tips in a kit within 12 months.
Proprietary security screws have existed for a long time. There's a reason they're using their logo, and its not vanity, its a weaponization of trademark law. Recreating the tip would mean recreating a trademark without authorization.
Few reputable companies will be willing to take that risk.
Aliexpress will have one in about 2 weeks.
And they won't be worried about BMW's lawyers when they do it.
Sega tried this back in the 90s and already lost in court. The court ruled that by making the use of it's trademark a required element in order to perform an otherwise lawful activity, any resulting trademark confusion was the fault of Sega.
I'm not entirely sure some Chinese company that neither of us has heard of is worried about that risk.
It'd be cool to see a compatible tip with some additional breakaway segments to bypass the logo law.
Ebay definitely will