amissionaryman
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I would speculate that Stihl is trying to distance itself from the same phenomenon that happened to Homelite. In this instance Elux bought Husky and is trying to expand its market share by selling at the big nationwide stores. This makes me think that they will inevitably move toward high volume consumer grade goods because Elux is calling the shots. If history repeats itself that will mean lower quality, higher volume, and less innovation. I hope this is not the case, but it seems to be the trend when a company is bought by a large diversified interest that is concerned with the short term profit and not the long term service.
God Bless,
Brent J Cox
God Bless,
Brent J Cox