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Cisco to Acquire Linksys

Posted by michael on from the firesale dept.

forged writes "The Boston Globe is reporting that networking giant Cisco Systems plans to acquire Linksys later this year for $500M, thus entering the consumer market. Linksys also has a press release. The good news is that those who bought a Linksys access point now have a Cisco access point for 1/2 of the price ;)"

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  1. Is Cisco the new Microsoft? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I mean, they (seem to me to) have a virtual monopoly on the business router market, and are now seem to be trying to extend it to the consumer market.

    What do you guys think of Cisco, as a corporation? I remember seeing an article on Wired years ago about how happy the employees were about working there.

    Things may have changed now, though.

    tmegapscm

    1. Re:Is Cisco the new Microsoft? by netdistortion · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Cisco was a GREAT place to work at. I enjoyed working there for about 2 months (contract job). They give their employees IBM thinkpads for work. Great cafeterias, gyms, and discounts on cisco products. There's other benefits, but as a contract employee of theirs I didn't get all of them. http://www.netdistortion.com