spamtrap1888 wrote:

True. An old fuddy-duddy like Obama was still wedded to his
BlackBerry.

Obama is still in the desired radio demographic. In fact, he's a "bingo"
being under age 50, black, and moneyed.


The reality is that people change because products change and
suppliers go out of business. If brand names continue to exist, they
are names only.

Funny you should mention this. When GE sold off tons of assets in 1986 they
leased the rights to the "GE" and "RCA" names.

The other night I was rooting around looking at brand names and noticed that
GE still controls "GE" and licenses it to various companies for various
products (they still make light bulbs, though).

But RCA was sold off to the French Thomson company, which changed its name
this past year to Technicolor. The RCA brand is now used by over a dozen
non-related companies.

Here's the skinny on just the RCA TV brand -- I won't even get into the other
RCA appliances...

"Prior to 2004: RCA Televisions manufactured by Thomson are out of warranty.
Please refer to your local TV repair shop, which may be able to assist you
with repairs and replacement parts.

"RCA Televisions made between late 2004 and early 2010 were likely
manufactured by TTE Corporation. Your set should have a label similar to the
one to the right that indicates the manufacturer.

"If your RCA TV was purchased in the spring of 2010 or later, it was probably
manufactured by ON Corporation. Your set should have a label similar to the
one below that indicates the manufacturer."