Whirlpool+Maytag -- Here we go!

[DADoES]

Apparently the sale is now approved.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aRs_X7zIb97A&refer=us

 

[appnut]

I"m sad for Newton, but relieved. I'd rather have this merger than some Chineese conglomerate get ahole of it. And I"m glad the Justic Dept. recognized the growing foreign competition, too bad they didn't mention F&P.

 

[johnb300m]

Yeah, i too am glad we're at least keeping Maytag "in house".
Whirlpool's a good company. I hope they treat Maytag well and take advantage of the still great name Maytag has. I hope Whirlpool revamps Maytag's product line, which basically sucks right now.

 

[knitwits1975]

YESSSSS! Because Whirlpool has yet to outsource it's products (at least most of them). Could have been worse and they could have gone Chinese.

 

[sudsmaster]

Even worse than the Chinese, Maytag could have gone to a WCI type of el cheapo domestic mfg. Whirlpool at least seems to put some decent engineering into many of their appliances.

I look forward to seeing a Neptune 7500 style menu-driven control panel on a Duet or other Whirlpool Corp front loader - hopefully.