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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Long ago, D-Link was good but then they sold the company. Just like Alienware, Farbreware, Oaklies, etc.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oakley, like the sunglasses company? What happened to them?

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Luxottica. I've visited their HQ in soCal, people aren't having fun and coming up with wacky designs anymore.

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

RubberElectrons beat me to it, but EyeMed Vision Care, LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Sunglass Hut, and Target Optical are all the same company, Luxottica.

Glasses from Armani, Brooks Brothers, Burberry, Chanel, Coach, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors, Oakley, Oliver Peoples, Persol, Polo Ralph Lauren, Ray-Ban, Tiffany, Valentino, Vogue, and Versace, are all from the same company, Luxottica.

https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-why-are-eyeglasses-so-expensive-20190122-story.html

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

There's really got to be a law that prevents a company from have "competing" brands.