On Jun 27, 2013, at 3:40 AM, Gert Doering wrote: > But can cisco afford to have three quite similar product lines, > that are expensive to maintain?
Cisco isn't really a unitary company, it's a loose confederation of semi-feudal fifedoms, each with its own P&L. Effectively, they're separate companies utilizing a common branding/marketing framework and shared administrative resources. So, there is no 'Cisco' per se to afford or not afford to keep separate product lines going. As long as each makes a profit, and there are no other overriding financial considerations such as an acquisition or somesuch, Cisco will continue to have X number of product lines in various spaces which overlap and even compete with one another. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <[email protected]> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Luck is the residue of opportunity and design. -- John Milton _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
