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Note that you did not buy an appliance from GE, you bought it from Haier & KKR. Haier & KKR bought the appliance division from GE and licensed the GE brand until 2056.[1] The home appliances business, namely Haier Smart Home, has 7 global brands – Haier, Casarte, Leader, GE Appliances, Fisher & Paykel, Aqua and Candy. [2] Boycott the mothership for best effect!

(Most of the stuff you see with the GE logo on is licensed branding and GE has nothing to do with it except collecting a fee for the use of their logo.)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_Appliances#History

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haier

parent gvb 6 years ago

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