ScottG wrote:
The little Honeywell gens are the same way. The name was licensed and that's the only thing about them that's Honeywell.
The co. I worked for bought Honeywell some years ago and has been trying to wring a profit out of their (once) good name ever since.
X2!
Many name brands we grew up with are no longer real MANUFACTURING companies.
Remember home electronics like Sylvania, Philco, RCA, Zenith?
Yeah, those are just a couple of examples of the use of "branding" to sell rebadged items, Zenith was the LAST holdout that actually made their own products but they eventually succumbed to manufacturing cost pressures and farmed it out..
Many top store brands like Sears would farm out the manufacturing of their name badge products.. Sears VCRS, Hitachi made them, TVs made by Sanyo, Kenmore appliances made by Whirlpool, Tires made by Michalen.. Sears tractors and lawn equipment built by MTD..
Monti Wards did the same as well and on and on..
Brands pretty much now days means NOTHING so don't get so hung up on it, very few brands exist now days that design, manufacture, sell and service their products.
