""Elijah Savage"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cisco buys Linksys. > > http://www.quicken.com/investments/news/story/?story=NewsStory/BW/20030320/a 5141_1048177983.var&p=CSCO >
Note that Cisco will continue with the Linksys name and operate the company as a separate division. Cisco failed miserably in the SOHO / Consumer market. But there is a LOT of money to be made there. So Cisco did what Cisco does - go out and buy a company that does it right. The advantage of operating the acquisition under its existing name, and operating it separately is that Cisco doesn't get into the game of trying to make their products interoperable from top to bottom. Part of their earlier problem is customers expected seamless integration of the low end with the high end, and Cisco couldn't make it happen. Linksys comsumer products - wireless, DSL, cable, switches, etc are great products, especially for the home market. Now Cisco is in the market as a player, not a wannabe. > > -- > "BSD is for people who love Unix - > Linux is for people who hate Microsoft" Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=65861&t=65834 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
