Re: Why is Shimano so hated by some?

Chris B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> Shimano's customers are large companies, not Joe Commuter or Bill
> Tourer.  As long as their components are on 99% of new bicycles sold,
> nothing else matters.

I'm not sure that's the case.  Shimano wants dominance across the board.  If 
they were interested only in mass market "Wal-Mart" type bicycles then they 
wouldn't need DA or XTR and they certainly wouldn't have individual 
components available for retail sale.

ALF