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[TheBlackSheep]

Originally Posted by Feachie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you're obviously not intelligent enough to get my analogy, or you're just too ignorant. i'll elaborate for you; the toyota motor corporation owns many smaller brands. tmc obviously owns toyota, but they also own lexus (as well as hino, daihatsu, etc). toyota is still toyota, lexus is still lexus. as in the profits that they make, they keep.

anyway, are you saying that these vehicles are produced with equal care, quality, and workmanship? i would think it's plain to see which of their products is the higher end product meant for the more discerning customer. much like cisco products, amirite?

as for irony, i would call it pretty ironic for a lexus driver to say he would never drive a toyota. sorry.

No need to act like a bitch. I'm intelligent enough to understand your analogy. Perhaps you don't understand what a subsidiary is. I shall use two other examples, one I have already mentioned.

HP. Compaq. Both different companies with different engineering and manufacturing processes. HP buys Compaq. HP is still HP and Compaq is still Compaq. The only similarity is on paper.

Chrysler. Jeep (AMC). Both different companies with different engineering and manufacturing processes. Chrysler buys AMC. Chrysler is still Chrysler and Jeep is still Jeep. The only similarity is on paper.

Cisco. Linksys. Both different companies with different engineering and manufacturing processes. Cisco produces enterprise class hardware. Linksys produces consumer based networking hardware. Cisco is superb. Linksys sucks. Cisco buys Linksys. Cisco is still the top of the line. Linksys still sucks. The only similarity is on paper.

Again, the reason why I don't find your comment ironic is because of the context in which it was used. Anyone who has ever been remotely involved with Cisco and Linksys on a professional level knows that "Linksys by Cisco" is still the same shitty Linksys it has always been, regardless of the fact that Cisco is it's parent company.

So your comment "you do know Linksys is produced by Cisco right?" is not exactly accurate because they are still two different companies with two different engineering and manufacturing processes. The only similarity between the two is that Cisco Systems Inc. owns them both.

Azorath

[Feachie]

*sigh* you honestly don't think sharing of technology or engineers doesn't happen? i've already said that no, they don't get built in the same plant, but you're too ignorant to realize that IP sharing does happen. i'm not saying that by cisco acquiring linksys means they're top notch hardware, because they aren't.

i'm not arguing this with you any further.

[TheBlackSheep]

Originally Posted by Feachie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

*sigh* you honestly don't think sharing of technology or engineers doesn't happen? i've already said that no, they don't get built in the same plant, but you're too ignorant to realize that IP sharing does happen. i'm not saying that by cisco acquiring linksys means they're top notch hardware, because they aren't.

i'm not arguing this with you any further.

Oh, they most definitely share technology, Feach. But it is a bit more complicated than that. It depends on the subsidiary and the parent specifically.

Cisco and Linksys are apples and oranges, you know that. Consumers aren't going to put Fortigates, Catalyst switches and UCS blades in their homes. Fortune 500 companies aren't going to put 5 port switches and DSL modem/router combos in their data centers. So even though I'm sure Cisco and Linksys engineers have had quite a few sit downs, the sharing of technology and engineers probably isn't as far-reaching as one would think because of the difference in the class of products and the requirements of the technology inside them.

Azorath