In article ETPud.556580$D%.382107@attbi_s51,
"Oscar_Lives" wrote:

Black and Decker went down the toilet when DeWalt bought them out.



According to the corporate history Black and Decker bought DeWalt in
1960.

See:

http://www.blackanddecker.co.uk/abou...ut=&ToolSectio
n=

Other brands they own are Price Pfister, Kwikset and Emhart.


Clearly the B&D tool line is a low end line and should be compared to
other low end lines like Ryobi, Harbor Freight etc. etc. People
comparing B&D performance to DeWalt, Milwaukee, Porter Cable etc. makes
no sense. It is like paying for a Toyota Tercel and expecting a Lexus.

Black and Decker itself makes this distinction on its home page where it
refers to the B&D line as a consumer line and the DeWalt line as a
"high-peformance" line.

They state:

"The Power Tools and Accessories segment manufactures and markets
consumer power tools, accessories, electric lawn and garden tools, and
electric cleaning and lighting products under the Black & Decker brand,
and high-performance power tools, accessories, industrial equipment,
laser products and air compressors under the DEWALT brand."

See the section on business segments at:

http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir...DK&script=2100