On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:23:26 -0700, aspasia wrote:

Does that mean that if I buy a Maytag now, I will get inferior service
(assuming store's advice was accurate) and that Whirlpool will not
support Maytags purchased before their acquired Maytag?


Maytag, once a premium brand, went into decline and had to be sold
because of manufacturing quality problems. I doubt Whirlpool who
bought the brand would do much to improve Maytag as it will
cannibalize their own products.