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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

Sad, isn’t it? For fun, look up Whirlpool, Albertsons, and Kroger on Wikipedia to see all the brands they own. No wonder prices are high when so much competition has been eliminated.

[-] nexusband@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

For the Europeans, look up AEG, Bauknecht, Electrolux, Liebherr...sad story as well. And one hell of a case for rampant capitalism running amok...

[-] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago
[-] nexusband@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

There's a difference between rampant capitalism running amok and the free market...free always needs rules, or it would be anarchy...

[-] eatfudd@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago
[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago

Please yell me bosch and Siemens are seperate companies...

[-] nexusband@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Nope, they are not, at least in terms of household appliances. BUT they still produce quality stuff in Germany and Europe. And they actually never have been separate. And HomeConnect is commited to HAOS, iirc they actually provide some code to the plugin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSH_Hausger%C3%A4te

[-] APassenger@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Quick nofe: Albertsons and Kroger want to be one company. Soon.

[-] Heir_Of_Isildur@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
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