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"dpb" wrote in message ...
Marissa Payton wrote:
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Perhaps but remember it was Westinghouse who purchased CBS, not visa
versa. ...


_Who_ did it for whatever perceived reason(s) is immaterial to the end
result...


It's interesting to note that Westinghouse Electric started the FIRST
commercial broadcast station in the worth (KDKA, Pittsburgh.)

When it purchased CBS it was only catching up on over 50 years of letting
the potential of broadcasting slip between it's fingers.

I worked for Westinghouse for a short time in the mid 60s. They had a
"company store" that sold consumer products that W still made. Even then,
Westinghouse had lost the quality control battle and they should have sold
that business (with the name attached) while it was worth selling (that's
what GE did.)

I have picked up a PC monitor with the Westinghouse name. While I knew
that it had no connection to the old Pittsburgh company (except for the
"rented' name) it likely tilted my purchase decision a little.

Since just about 100% of our comsumer electronics is made in Asia the names
are just an attempt to imply ties to American that don't really exist.


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