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Posted by dpb on April 20, 2007, 10:39 am
> dpb wrote:
>
> > I know what you're implying but believe you're wrong. TTI, the parent
> > of Milwaukee, etc., isn't really "Chinese" in the sense you're using
> > it.
> (snip)
> > I see nothing in their operation that indicates
> > anything other than a desire to continue to succeed as an overall
> > company and to continue to compete in all market niches. To do that
> > will require maintaining the brand loyalty the acquired brands have
> > achieved and that is a stated corporate mission.
>
> I know what you're saying, and I hope you're right. But there's been
> too many cases to show that things go the other way. For example
> Black & Decker buying Dewalt, then using B&D parts in Dewalt products.
> Their quality has never been the same. And Delta buying Porter Cable
> and ruining the line for many years. I just shudder when I think of
> Milwalkee & Ryobi as sister companies under the same upper management,
> especially when cost cutting time comes.
I don't know much of the history of B&D/DeWalt, but Delta didn't buy
Porter Cable.
Rockwell bought both Delta and Porter Cable clear back in the 60s and
sold all the tool manufacturing including Delta and P-C to Pentair in
about 1980. What happened in 2000 or thereabouts was the merging of
corporate offices of companies that have actually had consolidated
ownership for over 40 years.
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