My guess is, the TF240 copy will replace the RPM copy that is offered by several suppliers.
I doubt the cost from the Chinese foundry would be much more for the new casting.

I’d be very surprised if the TF240 isn’t the most sought after std port BBM head for a HP build currently.
I’d also be surprised if the sales numbers for the RPM copies(along with the actual RPM’s) haven’t seen a decline in unit sales in the last few years.

At the time the RPM copies arrived on the scene, they were the most popular BBM on the market.
When the TF was introduced, it upped the ante for that segment………so that’s what’s being copied now.

Is there really a “need” for the copies? Not really………but I’ll bet they sell piles of them.