Comment by slipperybeluga
2 days ago
This wasn't the case 20 years ago. There was actually a good article on HN a few months ago showing how most of the brands are owned by one company that has ruined them all. Still a few good brands. Need to research https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147665
Don't know the HN article but here's my own list:
AEG = TTI
Black and Decker = Stanley (Stanley Black&Decker, SBD)
Bosch = {}
Craftsman = Stanley
Dewalt = Stanley
Hikoki = Hitachi
Irwin = Stanley
Kango = TTI
Klein = {}
Lenox = Stanley
Makita = {}
Metabo = Hitachi
Milwaukee = TTI
Porter-Cable = Stanley
Ryobi = TTI
The empty-set ownership symbol {} means not owned by anyone else.