I just read where Cisco sold Linksys to Belkin. My instincts tell me this will be the end of Linksys branded products being a reasonably quality entity. I also think the large Linksys product line will be reduced to only a few high volume devices. In other words, I do not think the Linksys brand name will continue to be a major player in the consumer networking market competing with Netgear, D-Link, etc. Although I have not exclusively purchased Linksys products over the years I have purchased a lot of their equipment and it has and does serve me well. I find it sad to see the Linksys name fall into what I perceive is the sleezy side of the marketing arena where their full product line will probably be decimated and it will now be marketed to those that really have no real clue with respect to what they are buying.
I perceive Belkin as a company that has issues with ethics as has been demonstrated by some of their infamous behavior over the years (Routers redirecting URLs to a Belkin add, paying for good reviews, etc.). I also perceive Belkin's business model supports marketing products only of a minimal quality and functionality sufficient to support the relatively uninformed buyer.
I am sure others might disagree with me and I have nothing but opinions formed by reading various articles and reviews over the years. Nevertheless, it just feels like an obituary for Linksys is in order.
I perceive Belkin as a company that has issues with ethics as has been demonstrated by some of their infamous behavior over the years (Routers redirecting URLs to a Belkin add, paying for good reviews, etc.). I also perceive Belkin's business model supports marketing products only of a minimal quality and functionality sufficient to support the relatively uninformed buyer.
I am sure others might disagree with me and I have nothing but opinions formed by reading various articles and reviews over the years. Nevertheless, it just feels like an obituary for Linksys is in order.
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