Who PM'd Whom?
As long as we aren't talking about me, because I haven't PM'd anyone on the subject. Please clarify whom you are speaking of.

MikeL:
First, it was clearly stated not to make this a flaming war. I, sir, am an adult. Please do not talk to me in statements like "I suggest you..."

Now, aside from that,
I never said that Walmart and Ocean Spray were the same product. I said that wal-marts brand of /whatever/ and the brand name of /whatever/ are the same products. For example, their brand of bread rolls off side by side with Wonder, or whomever they have their contract with.

If you agree that the radio's are produced side by side, with the same components, then why is it so hard to swallow that they are the same? If you buy one, you are buying the other. Period.
Are Danny and the others lying? I don't know, but i bet not--not knowingly. They are repeating what they are told, and what they are told to say to keep their job's and relationships with the other parties.

Are GMC and Chevy the same? Are they not owned by the same company? If so, then why do they continue to produce both brands? Oh, because some people wouldn't touch one brand with a ten foot pole, but would buy the other brand in a heartbeat. Maybe that is smart business and marketing? I guess we dont' want to give JR too much credit to be able to think beyond the box in marketing.

As much as you can sit and personally attack me and ridicule my ideas, and my inability to change my mind, you do the same thing. I am certainly glad that other's have jumped in. There is a lot of value in this discussion. I have not attacked one single person for believing that they are two separate companies, yet I continue to get attacked by one particular poster for my belief that they are--just because I refuse to believe what the company is telling us--what they want us to know. I appreciate other's point of views who do not attack us personally. I assure you, MikeL, that I am plenty capable intellectually to keep up with you.

The value in this discussion is to let others (as I've stated before), who are on the bubble but are worried about a new brand name, know that they would still be buying from a reputable company if they purchase a spektrum radio.