Chuck Hoffman wrote:

Change will happen just as surely as night follows day. B&D will maintain
two tiers of quality and ruggedness for a while but eventually (can't
predict exactly when) they'll begin to focus on price point and profit.
When the quality drops below a certain point, someone else either here or
overseas will begin to manufacture higher quality tools and capture the high
end market. They will merge with a large manufacturer and the cycle will
repeat itself again.

I guess it's possible but after all these years Black & Decker's yellow line of
tools still seem pretty decent.

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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