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Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs (arstechnica.com)
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Panasonic, once revered for its plasma TVs, is giving up on making its own TV sets. Today, it announced that Chinese company Skyworth will take over manufacturing, marketing, and selling Panasonic-branded TVs.

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 20 points 2 days ago

Almost every brand name product is made by some random factory. Brand names mean nothing anymore. You can literally find the same item with multiple brand names plastered on it, and a range of prices for the exact same object.