[alfabit]

You can buy also a chinese clone ( alliance consult3, CAN-clip sonde ) there are not so bad people say... Latest years chinese make better and better tools, anyhow 90% electronic goods are chinese made ( look the back of your TV set and you will see for sure " Made in China " )
And yes, Alliance 3 works with CAN -clip software, even the Reno-Nissan representatives work with CAN-Clip sonde and Alliance 3 with the same laptop on CAN-Clip software.
And yes, they also use chinese clones ( Alliance and CAN-Clip sonde ), no one else manufacturing these hardware tools but the chinese.